Ninth win in the ninth home game: The Orlando Magic around the world champion brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner remain unbeaten at home this NBA season after a 133:119 (73:54) win over the Chicago Bulls. With a total of ten wins from the last eleven games in the North American Basketball League, the team from Florida maintains third place in the Eastern Conference.
Franz Wagner scored 21 points and six assists, his brother Moritz scored 15 points, and Tristan da Silva, who started the game from the bench this time, scored eight points. The Magic never trailed, won the first quarter 38:25 and at times pulled ahead by 27 points.
Due to the 124:135 home defeat of the Cleveland Cavaliers, currently the best team in the NBA, against the Atlanta Hawks, the Magic are the only team in the league that has not lost a game at home this season. For the Hawks, development player Trae Young stood out with 20 points and a league season-high of 22 assists.
Dennis Schröder shines in the Nets’ away win
The Brooklyn Nets around national team captain Dennis Schröder are also in a good mood. Thanks to a 127:117 (63:63) away win over the Phoenix Suns, the team from New York is unbeaten in three games. Schröder was a guarantee of success with 29 points, and he put up 13 points in the third quarter, which the guests won 33:21 and pulled away.
The Dallas Mavericks won their next game without superstar Luka Doncic; the 129:114 (50:38) home win over the New York Knicks meant the fourth win in the fifth game without the superstar. The Texans compensated for Doncic’s loss as a collective, five players scored at least 19 points, Kyrie Irving stood out with 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Maxi Kleber was left with one point and Ariel Hukporti was not used for the Knicks.
Hartenstein scores his next double-double
Isaiah Hartenstein achieved his third double-double in his third appearance of the season, with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the center in his Oklahoma City Thunder’s 105:101 (62:50) away win against the Golden State Warriors. The Thunder were able to rely on their defense and didn’t concede any points for five and a half minutes in the final phase.
Daniel Theis suffered his sixth defeat in a row with the New Orleans Pelicans. After the 93:119 (46:56) defeat at home against the Toronto Raptors, the Pelicans remain bottom of the table in the West. Theis scored four points and six rebounds in 14 minutes of action.