Cologne (SID) – The German professional basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein celebrated a success with his Los Angeles Clippers in the city duel with the Los Angeles Lakers. At 119: 115 for the Clippers, the 23-year-old contributed eleven points. For the Lakers, where superstar LeBron James scored 23 points and who started the NBA season as a title contender, it was already their twelfth defeat.
For Dennis Schröder, the Wagner brothers and Maximilian Kleber, on the other hand, there were all defeats. Schröder lost with the Boston Celtics at the Utah Jazz 130: 137, Kleber’s Dallas Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 91: 107. Franz and Moritz Wagner had to admit defeat with Orlando Magic at the Houston Rockets with 116: 118.
The Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, put an exclamation mark in the top game – and ended the Phoenix Suns’ winning streak. Led by the once again outstanding Stephen Curry, the Warriors won 118-96 and took the lead in the Western Conference. For Phoenix, finalist of the preseason, it was the first defeat after their last 18 wins.
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