Basketball world champion Daniel Theis won against his former team with the Los Angeles Clippers, extending the NBA’s longest winning streak.
The 151:127 on Monday evening against the Indiana Pacers was the eighth win in the last eight games for the Los Angeles Clippers. Theis was traded from the Pacers to the Clippers a month before the game and only lost three games during that time.
Against his former colleagues, the 31-year-old had four points and nine rebounds as well as two blocks in 22 minutes. James Harden scored 21 of his 35 points for the Clippers in the final quarter.
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Strong final quarter – Schröder’s Raptors win
Meanwhile, Dennis Schröder and the Toronto Raptors recorded a 114:99 win against the Charlotte Hornets, who gave up an eleven-point lead without Miles Bridges and three other regular players. The Raptors won the final quarter 35:18.
Bridges was not allowed to enter Canada because of his criminal record. He is currently on probation for domestic violence.
Doncic shines, but the Mavs lose
For the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic’s next outstanding performance was once again not enough to win. The Mavericks lost 104:130 to defending champion Denver Nuggets, although the Slovenian had 38 points and 11 rebounds and Nikola Jokic had a weak evening for the Nuggets by his standards with just eight points.
