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Los Angeles (AP) - The small intermediate high of the Los Angeles Lakers in the absence of the top people LeBron James and Anthony Davis is over again.
After two wins, the NBA defending champion led by international Dennis Schröder conceded a 97: 112 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
New signing Andre Drummond made his debut, but had to end the game after less than 15 minutes with an injury to his toe.
Schröder tried hard as he did before, but had no luck in many situations and only hit a weak 33.3 percent of his 18 throws.
In the end, he still got 17 points, eight assists and three rebounds.
Moritz Wagner's debut on the starting line-up of the Boston Celtics was unsatisfactory for the national player.
In the 108: 113 home defeat against the Dallas Mavericks led by Maxi Kleber, Wagner scored two points, four rebounds and two assists in just under 16 minutes.
"Throwing Wagner on the grid wasn't fair to him," said Celtics coach Brad Stevens, harshly criticizing his struggling team.
“That wasn't good enough on our part.
We have to play better. "
Wagner had only joined the team last week and before that with the Washington Wizards.
"I think he did well," said Stevens, who excluded the newcomers from his critique of principle.
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Daniel Theis also suffered a defeat in the second game for the Chicago Bulls, against the top team of the Phoenix Suns there was a 116: 121.
Theis, who was with the Celtics until Thursday, came back from the bench and played almost 20 minutes.
He came up with six points, five rebounds and two assists.
Boston has to worry about the direct qualification for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference with now 25 defeats this season.
The Bulls are even further behind after their fourth loss in a row.
The Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, are now alone in front of the Philadelphia 76ers after the 120: 108 against the Houston Rockets.
James Harden stopped playing against his ex-team in the last quarter.
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