The Orlando Magic will survive the regular season this time, but it was enough for the Dallas Mavericks in San Antonio despite a mixed performance. The NBA on Wednesday morning.
In the end, despite many missed throws, the winner: Luka Doncic in the game in San Antonio. Getty Images
This time it will be enough. At least once for the play-in phase. The Orlando Magic earned a ticket to the season extension with their 112:92 home win over the incredibly weak Charlotte Hornets. In the 41st win of the season in the 69th game, the winner was decided in good time. In the second quarter, the Magic outran the guests by 41 points (67:26), and the protagonists Paolo Banchero (13 points) and Franz Wagner (11) were spared early on. For Moritz Wagner, 14 minutes were enough for 13 points and five rebounds.
The currently fifth-placed Magic have won twelve of the last 15 games against admittedly mostly weaker teams and now want more. “We are committed to playing our best basketball in March and April and we will continue to pursue that,” said head coach Jamahl Mosley.
Nets against Zions force without assignment
The Brooklyn Nets (26-43) around Dennis Schröder are miles away from the playoffs. There was no match against the New Orleans Pelicans (42-26): 91:104. The home team couldn’t resist Zion Williamson’s power (28 points), and Schröder ended up with twelve points and five assists. As eleventh in the Eastern Conference, Brooklyn already has four fewer wins than the Atlanta Hawks in tenth place.
Off to Texas, where the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Dallas Mavericks in an interstate duel. A mixed performance with a weak Luka Doncic, who missed 21 throws from the field (6/27) – and still achieved a triple-double (18/10/16) was enough for them. Kyrie Irving (28) had his sights focused.
Kidd: “Not all victories are nice”
“Not all victories are nice,” stated head coach Jason Kidd, while Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, on the other side, recorded his 37th double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) and blocked six shots. The Frenchman will face world champion Germany at the Olympics with his home country, who would compete without Maxi Kleber, who collected five points and four assists on Wednesday night. Dallas (40-29) is just behind West sixth-place Sacramento (39-28).
In the top game of the conference between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, the reigning champions from Colorado prevailed by the narrowest of margins. The Nuggets (48-21) won in Minneapolis with 115:112 and, as sole second place in the West, left behind the Timberwolves (47-22), who had previously had the same record. Just ahead: the Oklahoma City Thunder (47-20). For Denver, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic once again excelled with 35 points and 16 rebounds, but Michael Porter Jr. also came into play in crunch time with 13 of his 26 points.
2024-03-20 14:52:10
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