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LA Lakers stop New York Knicks’ NBA winning streak
Isaiah Hartenstein (l) from the New York Knicks could not prevent the defeat against the Los Angeles Lakers. photo
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Isaiah Hartenstein suffered his first defeat in the NBA with the Knicks after nine wins in a row. Maxi Kleber achieves a season high, but still loses with Dallas.
The German national basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein has another game in the game after nine wins in a row with the New York Knicks NBA lost.
The Knicks had to admit defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers around superstar LeBron James 105:113 (59:59). No team in the North American Basketball League has recently had more wins in a row.
James became the Lakers’ best scorer with 24 points, but the match winner was Austin Reaves: the American international scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, which the Lakers won 33:19. Hartenstein scored six points and grabbed a team-most 15 rebounds. The Knicks slipped to fourth place in the Eastern Conference due to the defeat, while the Lakers, ninth in the West, have to continue to fight for playoff participation.
Maxi Kleber also suffered a home defeat with the Dallas Mavericks – despite a personal season best of 21 points. The Texans lost 117:129 (65:60) against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Mavericks led 44:20 after the first quarter, but the second half went just as clearly to the guests at 40:21. The duel between the two European superstars went to Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 48 points, ten assists and five steals. At Dallas, Luka Doncic put up 40 points, eleven assists and nine rebounds, but also lost the ball nine times. After two previous defeats, new Bucks head coach Doc Rivers celebrated his first win with Milwaukee.
60 points from Curry
Stephen Curry provided the most outstanding performance: The Golden State Warriors superstar scored 60 points in the away game against the Atlanta Hawks, the sixth most by a player this season. Nevertheless, the Warriors lost out 134:141 (64:64, 123:123) after overtime. 14 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter, Curry had given the Warriors a 123:121 lead, and in return the guests conceded the equalizer. The Hawks opened overtime with an 11-0 run to take a decisive lead.