The Orlando Magic around Franz Wagner celebrate an important victory. Through success, Orlando has good cards in the race for the best starting point for play-in.
Basketball world champion Franz Wagner celebrated an important victory in the fight for a good starting position for the NBA Playin tournament with Orlando Magic.
Against the direct competitor Atlanta Hawks, the team around the Germans won 119: 112 on Wednesday night. In the seventh success from the past nine games, Wagner put 22 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Franz Wagner put on 22 points against the Hawks
In this way, the Berliner made a significant contribution to the fact that Orlando made three games before the main round with two victories lead in front of the Hawks in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, which would mean the home advantage in the playin.
Wagner and Co. had previously played a chance of direct playoff qualification. In Playin, places seven to ten more two other participants in the championship round are determined, the first six teams are certainly there.
NBA: Hartenstein team makes Lakers clearly
Isaiah Hartenstein has long since solved the playoff ticket with Oklahoma City Thunder. Against the Los Angeles Lakers around Lebron James and Luka Doncic, the top team of the West played warm with a 136:120 success for the title hunt. Hartenstein came to eight points and 15 rebounds, top scorer was MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 42 points.
For La, James with 28 points was the best thrower. Doncic also delivered a good game with 23 points, but for the Slovenian the game was ended prematurely after his second technical foul in the fourth quarter. In the close Western Conference, the Lakers are 48 wins and 31 defeats, which means that they still run the risk of slipping into the Play-in tournament.