NBA
Lakers with a strong Schröder turn 25 points behind
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (l) dribbles next to Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schröder. photo
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Dennis Schröder made another win for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA possible with the next strong performance. The captain of the national basketball team had 24 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the 121-112 of the Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers and also scored the last two important points from free throws.
Dennis Schröder made another win for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA possible with the next strong performance. The captain of the national basketball team had 24 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the 121-112 of the Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers and also scored the last two important points from free throws.
LeBron James scored 37 points, Thomas Bryant impressed with 31 points for the NBA record champion, who now has 22 wins this season and kept up with the playoff spots. In the meantime, the Lakers were 25 points behind and hardly hit a shot. Schröder scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half, working his way back into the game with the team.
At the top of the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies suffered surprising defeats. Without the injured Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets had a 99:101 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Grizzlies lost 110-112 to the Phoenix Suns after the narrow loss to the Lakers on Friday when Schröder scored the winning goal. After seven missed games, Chris Paul was his team’s best pitcher with 22 points. Ja Morant’s 27 points for the Grizzlies were not enough.
Because none of the teams in the top five places got a win, nothing changed in the table places in the playoff ranks. Behind the Nuggets and the Grizzlies are the Sacramento Kings ahead of the New Orleans Pelicans (96:100 against the Miami Heat) and the Dallas Mavericks. They lost the direct duel with the sixth-placed Los Angeles Clippers 98:112.