NBA: Wagner brothers lose – season debut for Hartenstein
The Orlando Magic have lost another game in the North American basketball league NBA after six wins in a row. The team of world champions Franz and Moritz Wagner and Tristan da Silva lost out to the Los Angeles Clippers with 93:104 (54:57). With nine wins and seven defeats, the team from Florida is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
After Franz Wagner had broken the 30-point mark three times in the last four games and was voted the NBA’s best player in the Eastern Conference, this time he didn’t score more than 14 points, but he also managed six rebounds, six assists and four Steals. His brother Moritz and da Silva each scored ten points. The Magic were on par with the Clippers until the beginning of the third quarter, but then conceded a 4:21 run.
Isaiah Hartenstein scored a double-double in his debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder. After the center missed the first 15 games of the season due to a broken hand, he returned to the floor in the 109:99 (47:44) home win over the Portland Trail Blazers. With 13 points and 14 rebounds as well as three assists and four blocks, the 26-year-old made a strong impression. Hartenstein scored eight points in the final period alone, in which the Thunder continually pulled away.
Hartenstein moved from the New York Knicks to Oklahoma City in the summer, where he signed a three-year, $87 million contract, according to media reports. The Thunder picked up their twelfth win in their 16th game of the season against Portland.
Daniel Theis was not used by the New Orleans Pelicans for the fifth game in a row; his team lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 100:128 (55:69). Ariel Hukporti also did not play in the New York Knicks’ 138:122 (76:58) away win against the Phoenix Suns.
NHL: Peterka achieves first win without conceding a goal with Buffalo
For the German national ice hockey player JJ Peterka, the Buffalo Sabers are currently alternating between wins and losses in the NHL, most recently the Sabers beat Los Angeles 1-0 (0-0, 0-0, 1-0) away from home Kings through. For the first time in the current season of the North American Ice Hockey League, the Sabers failed to concede a goal. Buffalo goalkeeper Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped all 24 shots on goal.
Jason Zucker scored the winning goal for the guests 48 seconds into the third period. After Peterka had always scored at least one point in the last six games, the 22-year-old attacker was not involved in a goal this time.
Nico Sturm was missing from the San Jose Sharks’ 5-2 away loss to the Dallas Stars due to an upper body injury. It was the third NHL game in a row that Sturm missed. Philipp Grubauer was not in goal in the Seattle Kraken’s 3-0 win against the Nashville Predators.
NBA star Schröder wins with Nets against Charlotte
Dennis Schröder won a thriller against the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA with the Brookyln Nets. Thanks to a successful comeback, the German basketball world champion and his team won 116:115, and Schröder contributed 14 points to the Nets’ sixth win of the season. At one point, Brookyln was behind by 17 points, but the team showed strong nerves.
Maximilian Kleber and his Dallas Mavericks clearly won 132:91 against the New Orleans Pelicans, for whom Daniel Theis was not used. While Kleber only collected two points but at least six rebounds, top star Luka Doncic impressed once again. The Slovenian was the most successful thrower of the game with 26 points.
Meanwhile, two other star players were not used. Victor Wembanyama was missing from the San Antonio Spurs’ 110:104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder due to knee problems. The Denver Nuggets had to do without Nikola Jokic for the third time in a row, who missed the 122:110 against the Memphis Grizzlies for personal reasons.
