3.04.2024 13:48
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Lakers star LeBron James scored 23 points in Toronto ©APA/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
The Toronto Raptors continued their losing streak without Jakob Pöltl, who injured his finger. The Canadians were beaten 111:128 at home by the Los Angeles Lakers in the North American professional basketball league NBA on Tuesday and suffered their 14th defeat in a row. Austria’s NBA legionnaire Pöltl sustained his left hand injury a month ago in the Raptors’ last win against the Charlotte Hornets.
The play-offs are already out of reach for Toronto as twelfth in the Eastern Conference, but the Lakers, on the other hand, are clearly on course for the play-in tournament after their seventh win in the last eight games as ninth in the Western. Even a fixed place in the play-offs, which the top six achieve, is theoretically still possible with six games remaining. Lakers superstar LeBron James scored 23 points in Toronto, the top scorer in the encounter was Raptors wing RJ Barrett with 28 points.
The Philadelphia 76ers won 109-105 at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Joel Embiid’s comeback. The star center, who had not played a game since the end of January following knee surgery, scored 24 points. Until his injury, the now 30-year-old had been the league’s top scorer with 35.3 points per game. Defending champion Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 110:105, not least thanks to 42 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic.
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