The way to the play-offs leads over the Atlanta Hawks for Franz Wagner. The world champion was spared in the penultimate main round game.
Basketball world champion Franz Wagner and his NBA team Orlando Magic have to deal with the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-in tournament. Orlando won 129: 115 at the Indiana Pacers on the penultimate main round, Atlanta triumphed 124: 110 at the Philadelphia 76ers.
Wagner’s team has home rights in the duel with the Hawks on Tuesday evening (local time).
When Orlando prevails there, the first playoff round is against defending champion Boston Celtics. In a defeat, Wagner’s team has another chance to qualify for the play-offs. Then there would be a decision -making game against the winner of the duel between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat. At the end of this path, the Cleveland Cavaliers are waiting in the first play-off round.
Wagner is currently being spared
A total of four playoff tickets are awarded at the Play-in tournament-two each in the east and west. For this, the teams compete against each other in places seven to ten of the respective conferences. Orlando is seventh, Atlanta eighth. Chicago and Miami follow nine and ten.
In the success of the Pacers, the Wagner, handicapped by slight knee, was one of several regular players who were spared. Top scorer Paolo Banchero was also not used. Tristan da Silva got a lot of play time in which he got 14 points. Before the start of the Play-in tournament, the Magic and Hawks meet on the last matchday, and there both teams will also give their top players calm.
Dennis Schröder lost with the Detroit Pistons 119: 125 against the Milwaukee Bucks. The captain of the German national team, who meets the New York Knicks with his team in the play-offs, scored twelve points. Isaiah Hartenstein was missing at the 145: 111 by Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz.