Orlando Magic still led the final quarter. Franz Wagner was not as accurate as usual.
The German basketball world champion Franz Wagner gave the NBA a win with Orlando Magic. The Florida team lost 111: 118 at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wagner caught a day weak for his standards. Although he came up with a decent 16 points, he only sank four of his 16 throws from the field. Orlando had still led the final area at the beginning, but then lost control.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, which further expand their impressions, are much more constant. The top team of the Eastern Conference celebrated a 133:124 at the Memphis Grizzlies and thus the 16th victory in succession. Cleveland had never put on such a run. Another closed team performance was the key: the top scorer of the game was a grizzlies star yes Morant with 44 points, but seven players scored in the double-digit range for the Cavs.
Defending champion Boston Celtics meanwhile qualified prematurely for the play-offs: led by Jayson Tatum (28 points) and Jrue Holiday (25) the champions won 103: 91 at Miami Heat and has its place in the final round.
The Los Angeles Lakers, on the other hand, received their fourth defeat in series without their injured top stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James. The Lakers lost 126: 131 at the ex-master Denver Nuggets. Doncic was missing at short notice because of a calf injury, James has not been available to the team since the end of last week.