“Wow, that’s crazy” Boston Celtics experience something unique in 78 years of NBA history
April 10, 2024, 3:08 p.m
In the final phase of the NBA main round, the Orlando Magic have to do without the injured world champion Franz Wagner and suffer a defeat. This has immediate consequences in the table. The Boston Celtics are currently experiencing something unique in league history.
Concerns about the superstar and a curiosity characterize the top NBA game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. The Bucks surprisingly prevailed 104:91 against the leaders of the Eastern Conference. The Celtics were not awarded a free throw in the entire game – something that has never happened before in the long history of the NBA. In total there were only two free throws in the entire game. Giannis Antetokounmpo hit one and missed one.
It is quite surprising that the record fell in this game of all places. Because Antetokounmpo is the player with the most attempts this season. His teammate Damian Lillard and Boston star Jayson Tatum also rank in the top ten in this category. Bucks coach Doc Rivers was amazed at the strange statistic afterwards. He only noticed after the game that there were so few free throws. “I thought it was a physical game and then they gave me the stat sheet and I told them, no, I need the full game,” the coach said, according to ESPN. “I thought it was the halftime stats. I wasn’t looking at the minutes. And then I said, Wow, two free throws in a basketball game. That’s crazy.”
Lillard also complained that foul calls in the league have generally declined. “It was strange, but it seems to be trending. Fouls aren’t part of the game anymore. It’s like, I’ve had times where I thought I was going to be fouled and there were other times where I was surprised “That no foul was called on me where I might have fouled.” Meanwhile, Rivers was concerned that Antetokounmpo, the superstar from Greece, was unable to continue playing in the third quarter due to calf problems. “It’s Giannis. Everyone would be worried,” he said, referring to the playoffs starting next week.
Without basketball world champion Franz Wagner, who injured his ankle, the Orlando Magic suffered a defeat and slipped slightly in the table. The team lost to the Houston Rockets 106:118 and is in fourth place in the table three games before the end of the main round. In the tight Eastern Conference, Orlando can slip out of the top 6 until Sunday and would then have to go into the play-in. Moritz Wagner scored twelve points. The new third is the New York Knicks with the German center Isaiah Hartenstein. New York won against the Chicago Bulls 128:117, with Hartenstein scoring eleven points. The best man was once again Jalen Brunson with 45 points for the Knicks.
In the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks continued their strong phase and won 130:104 against the Charlotte Hornets. For the Mavericks it was the 15th win from the last 17 games. Because the Phoenix Suns lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 92:105, both the Clippers and the Mavericks are certainly qualified for the playoffs. For the Mavericks, German professional Maxi Kleber scored ten points. World champion Daniel Theis was not allowed on the field for the Clippers.
2024-04-10 13:08:00
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