The Dallas Mavericks suffered a defeat in the away game at the Los Angeles Lakers. Dennis Schröder leads Toronto Raptors to victory.
After three games without Slovenian Luka Doncic, who injured his ankle, the Dallas Mavericks lost 110:127 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday evening (January 17, 2024; local time). Doncic had a triple double of 33 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in LA, but couldn’t avoid the loss.
Würzburg’s Maxi Kleber recorded six points and three assists. It was only the third game for the 31-year-old after a month-long injury break. D’Angelo Russell was the most successful at the NBA record champions with 29 points. Anthony Davis had 28 points and 12 rebounds, superstar LeBron James scored 25 points.
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Historic deficit for Miami
In one of the earlier games, the Toronto Raptors led by Dennis Schröder caused the largest halftime deficit in the history of the Miami Heat. The Canadians led by 35 points at halftime and ultimately won the game 121:97. Schröder had nine points and six assists, the best man was Gary Trent Jr. with 28 points for the Raptors.
“We hit a lot of threes and moved the ball really hard,” said Schröder. “We slowed down a bit in the second half, but there was really a lot going on today.” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic was under a lot of pressure because he was good friends with Darko Rajakovic, an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors, who died that morning of a heart attack.
Orlando without the Wagner brothers
Isaiah Hartenstein took the New York Knicks to a 109:94 win against the Houston Rockets and contributed seven points and eleven rebounds.
Without the Wagner brothers, the Orlando Magic lost 104:106 at the Atlanta Hawks. Franz Wagner is injured, Moritz Wagner was not used at all by coach Jamahl Mosley for the second game in a row.