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San Antonio Spurs put pressure on Lakers
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: Warriors loss to Spurs puts Lakers under pressure
The Golden State Warriors lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA without their injured superstar Steph Curry, adding to concerns for the Los Angeles Lakers. With the 110:108 in San Francisco, the Spurs reduced the gap to the Lakers, who now have serious fears about participating in the play-offs. The record champions slipped to tenth place in the Western Conference on Sunday without their own game because the New Orleans Pelicans passed the Atlanta Hawks in the table with their 117:112 win, and the Spurs are putting more and more pressure on them in eleventh place. From eleventh place, the Lakers no longer have a chance of making the play-offs, even if they qualify.
At the top, the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 127-124 after overtime. Despite the 122:98 against the Houston Rockets around national basketball player Dennis Schröder, pursuer Memphis Grizzlies no longer has a realistic chance of winning first place in the main round, but benefited from the defeat of the Warriors and consolidated second place. In fourth place, the Utah Jazz increased the pressure on Golden State. The team got a 108-93 at the New York Knicks. Schröder came off the bench for the Rockets and was his team’s best pitcher with 17 points.
Basketball: Wagner brothers and Daniel Theis celebrate victories with their teams
For the brothers Moritz and Franz Wagner there was a 90:85 in the home game of the Orlando Magic against the Oklahoma City Thunder. For Oklahoma it was the ninth winless game in a row. Franz Wagner scored eleven points, his older brother Moritz ten. Orlando’s top scorer was Wendell Carter with 30 points, while the center also picked up 16 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Daniel Theis and the Boston Celtics managed a surprisingly clear 124:104 with the Denver Nuggets. Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum each scored 30 points. Theis was instrumental in his team’s strong final spurt in the first quarter, scoring all of his seven points in quick succession.
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