Magic succeeds in coup against Mavs
“Terrible” Doncic scolds, Wagner towers over
11/10/2022 9:43 am
The Dallas Mavericks suffer a surprising defeat in the NBA. In the case of the Orlando Magic, Mavs superstar Luka Doncic in particular struggles with his performance. Brooklyn’s top player Kevin Durant is once again brilliantly on the move, following in the footsteps of Michael Jordan.
Germany’s massively rising basketball star Franz Wagner has led the Orlando Magic to their next win in the NBA. In the 94:87 win against the Dallas Mavericks, the Berliner became his team’s best pitcher with 22 points and also clearly won the duel between the national team and Maximilian Kleber (8 points). Wagner also contributed three rebounds and six assists to just his third win of the season.
While Orlando celebrated their third win in the twelfth game, a proud streak came to an end for Mavericks star player Luka Doncic. After the Slovenian had recorded at least 30 points in each of the nine games of the season, this time it was 24. “Any NBA team can beat you and I played terribly today,” Doncic complained. “But we didn’t play well as a group either. I think we have to approach the game differently.” For Dallas it was the first defeat after four victorious games. Overall, the franchise has a record of six games and four bankruptcies from ten games.
Led by the once again outstanding superstar Kevin Durant, the Brooklyn Nets meanwhile clinched their fifth win. The superstar had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in the 112-85 win against the New York Knicks, the first game under Jacque Vaughn, who was named the day before the new head coach, chasing a 34-year-old record from basketball legend Michael Jordan . Durant has now scored at least 25 points in each of the Nets’ 12 games since the start of the season. It’s the longest streak since Jordan opened the 1988-1989 season with 16 games in which he scored 25 points or more per game. Meanwhile, Isaiah Hartenstein played 15 minutes for the Knicks and recorded five rebounds and two points.
Despite the return of star player LeBron James (30 points) after recovering from a foot injury, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 101:114 to the Los Angeles Clippers and conceded their ninth defeat in the eleventh game. National player Dennis Schröder (after thumb surgery) was still missing. At the Clippers, George Paul topped with 29 points.