On Sunday (local time), San Antonio Spurs – More Sports”>Jakob Pöltl struggled in vain against the San Antonio Spurs’ 30th defeat of the season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Texans lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 109-115 despite 25 points and ten rebounds from Vienna. The 26-year-old center from Vienna also had four blocks and two assists in 39:01 minutes.
The duel with the 76ers marked the end of a series of seven Spurs home games in which the Texans only had two wins. Pöltl was his team’s best pitcher and rebounder against Philadelphia. He recorded double-doubles for the 16th time this game year and 40th time overall in his career with a double-double in the NBA regular season.
In a varied game, the Spurs were already 15 points behind shortly before the end of the third quarter, but came back again. In the final minute they reduced the lead to 109:111. In the end, the 76ers, led by center Joel Embiid, who had 38 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, couldn’t take the butter off their bread.
Despite the 30th defeat in the 47th game of the season, Pöltl spoke of a “big fight. In the first half, many of the throws that we normally make didn’t come off, but after the break we really got going.” In the end it was “just not enough”. For San Antonio, the Houston Rockets continue on Tuesday. Pöltl and colleagues have the chance to take revenge for the 124:128 home defeat on January 12th.
Miami takes on Spire in the East
There is a new leader in the Eastern Conference with the Miami Heat. The Florida team defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 113-107 and also benefited from defeats by the Brooklyn Nets, who lost out to the Minnesota Timberwolves by 125-136, and the Chicago Bulls, who surprisingly defeated latecomers Orlando Magic with 95: 114 had to admit defeat. The six-time NBA champion from Chicago has lost six of his last seven games.
