Raven-black day for the Wagner brothers from Berlin: The two German basketball world champions Franz and Moritz Wagner showed nerves in the decisive seventh game. The up-and-coming Orlando Magic were eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The team from Florida lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 94:106 (53:43), despite having a clear lead at times. The Cavaliers’ best thrower was Donovan Mitchell with 39 points.
NBA playoffs: Franz Wagner with historic miss rate in Game 7
Franz Wagner had a completely wasted day and only hit one of his 15 throws from the field. There has never been such a poor shooting percentage in a Game 7 of the NBA playoffs.
The 22-year-old winger only had six points, six rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes of playing time. Franz Wagner delivered the negative highlight towards the end of the game, which immediately went viral on social media.
After the talented ex-professional from Alba Berlin secured an offensive rebound, he then failed miserably at the layup. His throw clearly missed the basket and only touched the board at the edge. Wagner himself then fell to the floor and was visibly served. This sequence subsequently went viral.
Wagner brothers and Orlando Magic are eliminated from the NBA playoffs early
His older brother Moritz only played for twelve minutes and scored three points. In the crucial phase he sat on the bench. A strong performance from teammate Paolo Banchero (38 points) wasn’t enough for the Magic.
This year’s playoffs didn’t go much better for the other DBB players in the NBA. Daniel Theis lost clearly with Los Angeles against the Dallas Mavericks. The center was hardly used for the Californians and had to endure the elimination against NBA superstar Luka Doncic almost exclusively from the bench.
Daniel Theis doesn’t play a role – Dallas Mavericks will have to be without Maxi Kleber for a long time
World Champion MVP Dennis Schröder completely missed the playoffs with the Brooklyn Nets. The experienced development player will arrive at the Olympic Games in Paris in the summer well rested.
Bitter news for Maxi Kleber: The German NBA professional from the Dallas Mavericks, who was not part of the World Cup squad, will be out of the playoffs for a longer period of time. As ESPN reported, the 32-year-old is even threatened with an early exit from the entire finals because he has dislocated his shoulder joint.
Kleber’s condition will be “reassessed in three weeks,” said the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki’s former team. Kleber will definitely miss the second round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Whether he can still play in the playoffs depends on the healing process and the success of the Mavs. After a disagreement with Dennis Schröder, the man from Würzburg withdrew his nomination for the German national basketball team last year.
Cleveland will face the Boston Celtics in the second round. The title favorites won their first round series 4-1 against last year’s finalists Miami Heat. The other second round series are the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Dallas Mavericks, the Denver Nuggets against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks against the Indiana Pacers. (mbr/dpa)
2024-05-05 22:09:47
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