Basketball: Schröder loses world championship duel against Wagner brothers
Bitter setback in the world champion duel: Basketball champion Dennis Schröder and his Brooklyn Nets have suffered the next setback in the fight for a play-off participation in the NBA. The Nets lost to the Orlando Magic with Schröder's national team colleagues Franz and Moritz Wagner 106:114 and are increasingly losing sight of the hot championship phase.
As a starter, Schröder scored 13 points and three assists. On the other side, Franz Wagner had 14 points and six assists, while Moritz Wagner contributed two points and one assist in his eleven minutes of playing time. The Nets missed the start and were already 16:33 behind after the first quarter. Orlando's victory was never in danger.
With a record of 26 wins and 40 defeats, Brooklyn is well behind Schröder's former club Atlanta Hawks (29:36), who are currently in last place in the East for the play-in tournament. Orlando (38:28), fifth in the Eastern Conference, is still heading towards the play-offs.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks celebrated their next victory with Maximilian Kleber. While the German national player didn't score any points in his short appearance in the 109:99 win against the Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving became the best scorer with 23 points. Superstar Luka Doncic had to be content with 21 points, nine assists and three rebounds after seven triple-doubles in a row.
The Mavs rank eighth in the West with 38 wins and 28 losses. They are followed by the Los Angeles Lakers, who suffered a 107:120 defeat at the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. NBA icon LeBron James remained relatively inconspicuous for the Lakers with 18 points.
Meanwhile, defending champion Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 100:88 in the new edition of last year's NBA Finals and thus took the top position in the West again – although two-time MVP Nikola Jokic only contributed twelve points this time.
Ice hockey: Draisaitl leads Edmonton to a sweeping victory
German ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl has once again proven his great value for the Edmonton Oilers. In the Canadians' 7-2 win in the NHL against the Washington Capitals led by Russian superstar Alexander Owetschkin, Draisaitl impressed with four scorer points.
After his goal to take the lead, the 28-year-old prepared three more goals. Zach Hyman also played a big part in the victory with three hits. As the fifth-best team in the West, Edmonton is clearly on course for the play-offs. In the ranking of the best points collectors, Draisaitl is in eighth place with 86 points.
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