The Los Angeles Lakers clinched a hugely important home win in the battle for NBA playoff spots. The team around national basketball player Dennis Schröder won against the Orlando Magic 111:105 and returned to the Top 10 of the Western Conference.
Los Angeles – For the Magic around the Berlin brothers Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner, tenth place in the Eastern Conference is becoming more and more distant due to the defeat.
The top six teams in each of the Western and Eastern Conferences are guaranteed participation in the playoffs, the teams in seventh to tenth place play in the so-called play-in for two more tickets each for the two conferences.
Schröder had a very good start to the game, hitting his first three threes. After that he wasn’t very lucky and ended up with twelve points. The best thrower of the game was Austin Reaves with 35 points – for the 24-year-old, who is interested in a future in the German national team, it was a career record in the NBA. Franz Wagner had 21 points, his older brother was not used.
Schröder praises the Wagner brothers
Schröder praised the performance of the German NBA professionals this season. “We represent Germany well in my opinion. Unfortunately, Moe Wagner didn’t play today, but he did a great job throughout the season,” said the 29-year-old. “What Franz is doing for his second year is incredible. He gets better every time.” With 21 points, Wagner shared the best value in the Magic team with Paolo Banchero.
“I’m happy to be on the field with the Germans because we represent Germany and then keep the connection so that we can play at the highest level in the summer when there are tournaments and tournaments coming up,” said Schröder. The defensive player leads the German team as captain to the World Cup in the Philippines, in Japan and Indonesia from August 25th to September 10th. dpa
