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Dusseldorf While most Europeans are asleep, the North American professional leagues are buzzing. What Happened That Night in American Football, Basketball, and Ice Hockey.
Basketball: Schröder inflicts Lakers next bankruptcy
Dennis Schroeder has with the Houston rockets his ex-team los LakersLakers missed the next serious setback. The German national player beat the record champions 139:130 after extra time with the bottom of the table in the Western Conference. Schröder, who ran out again after recovering from an ankle injury, scored 12 points.
Superstar LeBron James managed a triple double of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, but that wasn’t enough for the clear favorite. As ninth in the table in the West, the Lakers even have to worry about their play-in spot. Places one to six qualify directly, the teams in places seven to ten then play out the remaining two participants and thus have the opportunity to make it into the championship round via a detour.
Maximilian Kleber’s Dallas Mavericks (2 points) also had a used evening, suffering a painful 77:107 defeat against the New York Knicks after six wins in a row. Things went much better for the Boston Celtics with Daniel Theis (2 points), who scored their fourth win in a row with a 115:101 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
Isaiah Hartenstein (4 points) also celebrated a 115:109 win with the Los Lakers against the Washington Wizards. Franz Wagner (15 points) and Moritz Wagner (9 points) celebrated the Orlando Magic’s 108-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Last in the East, the Wagner brothers have no chance of making the playoffs – the Phoenix Suns, meanwhile, were the first team to qualify for the championship round this season.
Hockey: Oilers win NHL game against Washington in overtime
The Edmontons Oilers about NHL star Leon Draisaitl have in the fight for the Playoff Seats an important home win against the Washington Capitals. Draisaitls Teammate Connor McDavid decided the game with his goal to make it 4:3 in extra time and ended the series of three defeats for the Canadian team. Draisaitl was on the ice for the last goal, but was not directly involved in the goal on Wednesday (local time).
According to the US news agency AP, NHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin was booed by a small number of fans in Edmonton. The Russian, who plays for the Capitals, is considered a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has not yet taken a clear position against the war in Ukraine. A comparatively large number of people from Ukraine live in Edmonton.
Football: Next NFL trade – Wentz before moving to Washington
After just one season together, the Indianapolis Colts from the National Football League (NFL) and quarterback Carson Wentz are apparently going their separate ways again. According to consistent media reports, the Colts agreed on a swap deal with the Washington Commanders on Wednesday. Wentz (29) is moving to the US capital, while Indianapolis will receive at least two second-round picks in return.
The quarterback roulette in the NFL keeps turning. According to media reports, after the contract extension of four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers (38) with the Green Bay Packers became known on Tuesday, the Denver Broncos secured the services of Russel Wilson (33) from the Seattle Seahawks a few hours later.
Washington is also said to have been in the running for the 2013 Super Bowl winner, but got nothing. Wentz was not able to convince in his only season in Indianapolis, the franchise gambled away the play-off place that was believed to be safe on the last day of the season by losing to the blatant outsiders Jacksonville Jaguars.
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