National basketball player Dennis Schröder distinguished himself as his team’s best pitcher in the 109:103 success of his Los Angeles Lakers in the North American professional league NBA against the Golden State Warriors. The Braunschweiger came up with 26 points and thus made a significant contribution to the first success of the Lakers after the last three defeats. Schröder’s teammate and superstar LeBron James, who is suffering from an injury to his left ankle, was not on the floor again.
The only other German winner in the games on Saturday night was Isaiah Hartenstein, who won 126-120 with the New York Knicks against Utah Jazz. Hartenstein came up with six points and a strong 14 rebounds. The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference and are still in the running for the playoff spots.
On the other hand, the brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner suffered a home defeat. With Orlando Magic, the team lost in the Florida duel to the Miami Heat with 103:107 after overtime. Franz Wagner came up with ten points, bank player Moritz contributed 14 points. As 13th in the East, Orlando is one place behind the Indiana Pacers, who lost 113:127 at the Washington Wizards without international Daniel Theis.
The highly acclaimed first joint appearance of the two star players Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic at the Dallas Mavericks was not successful. With the top duo in the lead, the Texans lost 128-133 in overtime to the Sacramento Kings. New signing Irving had 28 points, Doncic 27. Dallas international Maximilian Kleber was not on the floor.
