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What you missed that night in NFL, NBA, and NHL
Dusseldorf While most Europeans are asleep, the North American professional leagues are busy. What happened that night in American football, basketball and ice hockey. Today among other things: The Patriots celebrate their fifth win in a row.
Basketball: Warriors take 13th win of the season in the NBA – Curry with 40 points
40 points from Steph Curry and the 13th NBA win of the season – the Golden State Warriors are still the dominant team in US basketball. Led by Curry, the team from California defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday evening, despite being 13 points behind, 104: 89 and consolidated first place in the Western Conference. Curry scored 20 of his 40 points in the last quarter alone.
After a series of six wins in early November, the Los Angeles Clippers lost the second of the last three games in a 108: 120 against the Memphis Grizzlies. Ja Morant scored in the Grizzlies jersey for 28 points, with the Clippers Paul George was the best thrower with 23 points. Isaiah Hartenstein came on as a substitute in 20 minutes on eleven points, six rebounds and four assists.
American Football: Patriots defeat Falcons in NFL – fifth win in a row
With the fifth win in a row, the New England Patriots have underlined their strong form again and increased the pressure on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. The football team around the well-playing Stuttgart Jakob Johnson now has seven wins and four losses and may take the lead if the Bills lose to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Quarterback Mac Jones handed a touchdown pass at 25: 0 on Thursday evening (local time) because the Patriots defensive played a top performance, intercepted four passes by the Falcons, whose quarterback also brought down four times and did not allow any points at all.
Ice hockey: Oilers win despite Draisaitl miss in penalty shootout
Despite a miss by superstar Leon Draisaitl in the penalty shootout, the Edmonton Oilers have reported back in the North American professional ice hockey league NHL. After the defeat at the Winnipeg Jets two days ago (2: 5), the team around Cologne won 2: 1 this time against the same opponent in their own hall.
While NHL top scorer Draisaitl failed with the first attempt in the penalty shootout, his teammates Connor McDavid and Kyle Turris decided the game with their hits. After the regular playing time and extra time, the score was 1: 1. For the German international it was only the third game without a goal participation this season.
The matchday was also successful for Nico Sturm and the Minnesota Wild. The 26-year-old and his team clearly won 7-2 against the Dallas Stars and prepared the goal to make it 1-0. For national player Moritz Seider and goalkeeper Thomas Greiss it was the third consecutive defeat with the Detroit Red Wings at 2: 5 at the Vegas Golden Knights.
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