115: 97 win the Orlando Magic over the Minnesota Timberwolves – and in the center of the jubilation party is a German player: Franz Wagner (20)!
The rookie scored 28 points in his eighth game in the strongest basketball league in the world. An absolute performance explosion, his old NBA record stood at 19 points! For comparison: Germany’s basketball hero Dirk Nowitzki (43) had a record from his first NBA season in 1998/99 at 29 points.
The club showed a video from the dressing room on Twitter after the game. You can see how the team-mates frenetically celebrated the young German after the victory.
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The Orlando pros celebrated their new star with loud roars and lots of splashing water. And coach Jamahl Mosley (43) praised his player: “This is proof of his high basketball IQ and his knowledge of this game. He is a selfless gamer and will always try to make the right decision. If the defense lures him into the trap, he will play the ball. He’s not a selfish player at all, he wants to move the ball. ”
The absolute highlight of Franz Wagner’s creamy performance against the Timberwolves: a monster dunking against two opponents in the last quarter.
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“I’ve dunked before. But I’ve never dunk like this in my life, ”commented the former Alba Berlin player on the crazy scene after the game.
Wagner explained: “I didn’t know how nice the dunk looked, I just looked at it in the locker room. I just tried to jump as high as I could. I only saw one opponent in front of me. … I am of course very happy that it worked. “
With his super performance, the 2.08-meter slag also put his brother Moritz (24) in the shade. The former Los Angeles Lakers pro only played six minutes and scored two points.
