Maxi Kleber hits game-winning three vs the Lakers

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With the Mavs trailing by two in the closing seconds, Kyrie Irving took the inbounds pass and quickly drew a double team along the perimeter before swinging the ball to a wide-open Maxi Kleber, who drained the 3 to give Dallas its second straight win 111-110.

The German player had 10 points for the Mavericks, as Luka Doncic is still not playing. For the Lakers, Dennis Schroder had 15 points.

It was a big night for Euro big men in the NBA. Nikola Vucevic, Rudy Gobert, Alperen Shengun, and Jonas Valanciunas dominated the paint.

Montenegro’s Nikola Vucevic had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists as he helped the Bulls get a W against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The French Rudy Gobert also had a double-double with 21 points and 19 rebounds.

In another big-man showdown, Alperen Shengun led Houston with 17 points and 11 rebounds as he took downs the New Orleans Pelicans 114-112. The Turkish center held his own against the Lithuanian veteran Jonas Valanciunis as he got 22 points and 17 rebounds.

Serbian sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic helped Atlanta bring down the Golden State Warriors 127-97. Bogdanovic finished the game with 14 points.

NBA Roundup

Charlotte Hornets – Philadelphia 76ers 82-121

Atlanta Hawks – Golden State Warriors 127-119 (Bogdanovic 14p, Capela 6p, 9r)

Cleveland Cavaliers – Washington Wizards 117-94 (Rubio 8p, 5a, Osman 5p, 4a – Porzingis 20p, 9r, Avdija 2p)

Chicago Bulls – Minnesota Timberwolves 139-131 (Vucevic 21p, 11r, 4a – Gobert 21p, 19r)

Houston Rockets – New Orleans Pelicans 114-112 (Sengun 17p, 11r, Garuba 4r – Valanciunas 22p, 17r)

San Antonio Spurs – Memphis Grizzlies 120-126 (Mamukelashvili 6p, 14r, Sochan 3p, 3r – Aldama 3p)

Portland Trail Blazers – Boston Celtics 112-126 (Nurkic 6p, 8r)

Los Angeles Lakers – Dallas Mavericks 110-111 (Schroder 15p, 5a, Klaber 10p, Bertans 6p)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 x-MILWAUKEE 50 20
7-3
2 BOSTON 49 22
5-5
3 PHILADELPHIA 47 22
7-3
4 CLEVELAND 45 28
6-4
5 NEW YORK 41 30
7-3
6 BROOKLYN 39 31
5-5
7 MIAMI 38 33
6-4
8 ATLANTA 35 35
5-5
9 TORONTO 34 36
5-5
10 CHICAGO 32 37
4-6
11 INDIANA 32 38
5-5
12 WASHINGTON 32 38
6-4
13 ORLANDO 28 42
4-6
14 CHARLOTTE 22 49
4-6
15 e-DETROIT 16 55
1-9

WEST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 DENVER 47 23
5-5
2 SACRAMENTO 42 27
8-2
3 MEMPHIS 42 27
6-4
4 PHOENIX 38 32 5-5
5 LA CLIPPERS 37 33
5-5
6 DALLAS 36 35
6-4
7 GOLDEN STATE 36 35
4-6
8 MINNESOTA 35 36 4-6
9 OKLAHOMA CITY 34 36 6-4
10 LA LAKERS 34 37
6-4
11 UTAH 33 36
4-6
12 NEW ORLEANS 33 37
3-7
13 PORTLAND 31 39
3-7
14 e-SAN ANTONIO 18 52
4-6
15 e-HOUSTON 18 52
4-6

x- clinched a Playoffs spot
e- eliminated from the Playoffs

Maxi Klaber
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