National basketball player Tristan da Silva’s team narrowly lost to the Toronto Raptors. The Denver Nuggets are also losing and are also worried that a star will be out for a long time.
Toronto – The Orlando Magic once again failed to win two games in a row in the NBA. After the success against the Denver Nuggets, the team of German national basketball player Tristan da Silva and the still injured Wagner brothers Franz and Moritz suffered a 106:107 (65:54) away defeat against the Toronto Raptors. At the beginning of December, the Magic last won twice in a row in the North American Basketball League.
The Magic were in the lead by up to 21 points in the second quarter. The collapse finally came in the final period, when the guests only scored twelve points and conceded a 0:13 run. Two successful free throws by Toronto a minute and a half before the end of the game were the last points of the game. Da Silva put up six points and six rebounds, his teammate Paolo Banchero had 23 points, 15 rebounds and ten assists.
Nuggets lose, Jokic gets injured
Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets not only lost the new edition of the 2023 finals to the Miami Heat 123:147 (63:63), but also their superstar shortly before the break: Nikola Jokic injured his left knee and had to end the game prematurely; the Nuggets have not yet commented on the severity of his injury. Without Jokic, the Nuggets lost the second half 60-84.
Isaiah Hartenstein missed his Oklahoma City Thunder’s next game. The German center had to miss the defending champion’s 140:129 (70:74) home win against the Atlanta Hawks with a calf injury. Hartenstein has missed nine of the Thunder’s last 14 games due to injury. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was Oklahoma City’s best scorer with 39 points.
