NBA: Wagner brothers shine – Schröder pales against his former team
Basketball world champions Moritz and Franz Wagner led the Orlando Magic to an important victory in the battle for the NBA play-offs. Moritz Wagner was his team's top scorer in the 116:109 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers with 22 points, and he also collected seven rebounds off the bench – also a record. With 14 points, brother Franz was the Magic's second best shooter, who won four games in the last five games.
Orlando remains within striking distance of sixth place in the Eastern Conference, which guarantees direct play-off participation. Qualifying for the post-season will be significantly more difficult for national team captain Dennis Schröder and his new team Brooklyn Nets, who are in eleventh place in the East.
After the one-week break due to the All-Star Game, Schröder received a slap against his old team Toronto Raptors 93:121. The 30-year-old, who last wore the Raptors jersey on February 7th, failed to score four points and only hit one of his seven shots from the field. Since his move, Brooklyn has only won one of four games.
On the other hand, the German professionals Maximilian Kleber and Isaiah Hartenstein were successful and their teams remain on course for the play-offs. Kleber celebrated his seventh win in a row with his Dallas Mavericks, 123:113, scoring seven points. Hartenstein won with the New York Knicks 110:96 against the Philadelphia 76ers.
NHL: Stützle with an assist – Seider and Grubauer also win
National ice hockey player Tim Stützle led the Ottawa Senators to a surprise success in the North American professional league NHL. The Canadians defeated the top team, the Dallas Stars, 4-1, and Stützle contributed an assist in 19:17 minutes of ice time. While the playoff places are out of reach for the Senators as the bottom of the Atlantic Division, Dallas leads the Central Division.
Moritz Seider still has a good chance of qualifying for the championship round. The vice world champion won with the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 after extra time against the Colorado Avalanche, superstar Patrick Kane scored the victory. In the third win in a row, Seider once again had the most ice time on his team with 22:47 minutes.
Philipp Grubauer saved 19 of 21 shots for his Seattle Kraken 5-2, it was his second win in the second game after his two-month injury break. In the play-off race, the Kraken are still lagging behind in the West.
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