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NBA: Schröder leads Nets to their first win since coaching changed
Dennis Schröder (r) recorded 18 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds against the Memphis Grizzlies. photo
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The Brooklyn Nets win in the NBA for the first time since parting ways with their coach – because Dennis Schröder convinced from the start. The other team from New York also celebrates with a German.
“If we play at the highest level, things are going very well for us,” Schröder said on US television before the break. Interim coach Kevin Ollie praised his team’s teamwork. “If we share the ball, we’re hard to stop,” he said.
Isaiah Hartenstein also won with the ambitious New York Knicks, but had to tremble for a long time in a game that ended up being dramatic. Only a basket from Josh Hart gave the decisive lead at 113:111 against the Detroit Pistons. Both teams had previously allowed themselves to lose the ball in the final seconds, Hart then scored with 2.8 seconds on the clock and then converted a free throw. With 35 points and 12 assists, Jalen Brunson was the Knicks’ best man, Hartenstein had eight rebounds and six points.