Wagners continue strong with Magic: Seventh NBA win in a row
With another strong performance, world champions Franz and Moritz Wagner have led the Orlando Magic to their seventh win in a row in the NBA. No team in the best basketball league has more. The Magic won 130:117 against the Charlotte Hornets.
Franz Wagner was the most successful scorer in the game with 30 points and also had seven rebounds and two assists. His older brother Moritz Wagner recorded eleven points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. "I think everyone believes that's what makes it possible," said Franz Wagner about the Magic's longest winning streak in 13 years. "This is how it starts, with a different mentality than in the past two years."
Defeat for Schröder and the Raptors
The Magic have now climbed to second place in the Eastern Conference with 12 wins from 17 games; only the Boston Celtics have an even better record with 13 wins and four defeats. The record champions won 113-103 against the Atlanta Hawks. The Phoenix Suns are also the only other team in the NBA to have gone seven games undefeated, beating the New York Knicks led by Isaiah Hartenstein 116:113. He scored seven points. The best scorer was his teammate Jalen Brunson with 35 points. Devin Booker was most successful for the Suns with 28 points.
Meanwhile, Dennis Schröder suffered his ninth defeat with the Toronto Raptors. The world champion captain brought his team to within one point with a three-pointer with 15 seconds remaining, but was unable to prevent the 102:105 defeat against the Eastern Conference rivals. The player from Braunschweig finished with 15 points and 4 assists.
Source: www.dpa.com
