NBA: Doncic clashes with Moritz Wagner in Dallas victory

First, Doncic, with 23 points again the best thrower in the Mavs, pushed Wagner slightly, teammates and opponents immediately intervened, while the 24-year-old German quickly removed and did not take any further part in the action. Doncic shouted a nasty insult at him from a distance and symbolically wiped a tear from his face. The situation calmed down shortly afterwards and both players suffered a technical foul.

Wagner was Orlando‘s shared top scorer with 16 points in the clear defeat, his younger brother Franz remained rather inconspicuous in 27 minutes with six points. The team remains at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 36 bankruptcies from 44 games. Maximilian Kleber only got three points in almost 20 minutes with Dallas, who have now won eight of their last nine games.

Dennis Schröder impressed in the 114:112 victory of the Boston Celtics against the Chicago Bulls, especially in the final minutes, he had a total of 16 points and eight assists.

When the Brooklyn Nets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 120-105, MVP candidate Kevin Durant had to end the game early. After the superstar scored 12 points in the first quarter, opponent Bruce Brown fell unhappily against his knee shortly after the start of the second period.

An MRI scan on Sunday revealed an inner ligament injury, according to ESPN the club expects a downtime of four to six weeks.