Basketball: Hartenstein wins with mask, pistons without Schröder

The German basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein and the Oklahoma City Thunder reported back in the NBA with a comeback victory after their break-in. At 129: 121 (61:76) at the Brooklyn Nets, the Thunder made a gap in a row in the fourth quarter with 18 points.

Hartenstein played with a mask for bruises on his face after having to leave the field against Minnesota shortly after the break after a collision on Monday – when the Thunder still led clearly. In the end, despite the meantime of 25 points, there was still a home defeat against the Timberwolves.

Hartenstein started again against Brooklyn and came to 13 points, but still had problems with his team defensively, especially because the NETs consistently threw from the triple line. 61 attempts were club record. The best thrower of Thunder was star player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 27 points, Chet Holmgren got 22 points and also convinced with 17 rebounds.

Pistons win even without Schröder

The Detroit Pistons, new team of world champion Dennis Schröder, are still in the road to success. Even without the German playmaker, which is pausing because of ankle problems, the team surprisingly clearly won 117: 97 (55:55) against the current master Boston Celtics. It was the first victory for the pistons against the Celtics after twelve defeats in a row.

At the same time, it was the eighth success for the pistons, it is the longest winning streak for the Detroit team since 2008. Schröder has switched to the pistons in February, since then the team has been unbeaten and has pushed itself to a direct playoff place in Eastern Conference.

In the absence of the injured star center Karl-Anthony Towns, the German Rookie Ariel Hukporti started for the New York Knicks against the Philadelphia 76ers. At 110: 105 (61:45), the 22-year-old scored eight points in a 16-minute game, but retired with a knee injury at the beginning of the fourth quarter.