German NBA players: week 43 with Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner
Dennis Schröder scored 25 points against Miami in week 43, while Franz Wagner posted 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists in New York on Sunday.
The strongest individual performances of the week came from Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner. Schröder had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in Charlotte's 115-110 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday. Franz Wagner was the standout game of the week for a German player on Sunday, when Orlando beat the New York Knicks 111-102 and he finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.
NBA
Isaiah Hartenstein won all three games with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Sunday in the 108-101 win over the LA Clippers he played 27 minutes and scored 12 points with 12 rebounds, shooting 5 of 9 from the field. On Tuesday at the San Antonio Spurs (116-104) he added 4 points and 3 rebounds, and on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets (96-84) 6 points and 6 rebounds. His weekly averages of 7.3 points and 7.0 rebounds sit below his season averages of 8.1 points and 10.1 rebounds.
Dennis Schröder won two of three games with the Charlotte Hornets. On Wednesday in the 110-103 win at the Brooklyn Nets he played 35 minutes and scored 19 points with 6 assists, going 7 of 13 from the field. On Friday the Hornets lost 81-128 to the Atlanta Hawks, where Schröder had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. His weekly average of 16.0 points is well above his season average of 10.2.
Moritz Wagner lost all three games with the Brooklyn Nets. On Wednesday he scored 7 points in the 103-110 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, and on Saturday 6 points and 4 rebounds in the 121-125 defeat at the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Sunday against the Indiana Pacers (109-136) he had 13 points and 3 rebounds, with 2 of 2 from three-point range. His weekly average of 8.7 points is below his season average of 10.4.
Franz Wagner lost 125-132 to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, where he scored 22 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. On Friday Orlando lost 93-115 to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. On Sunday the Magic won 111-102 at the New York Knicks, and Wagner played 37 minutes for 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. His 8.3 rebounds per game this week are above his season average of 6.1, while his 6.3 assists are below his season average of 7.6.
Tristan da Silva played in the same three games for Orlando. On Wednesday against Atlanta he scored 14 points and made 4 of 10 threes, and on Friday against Minnesota he had 5 points. On Sunday at the New York Knicks he had 19 points, made 5 of 9 threes and added a block, his best game of the week. His weekly average of 12.7 points is below his season average of 14.1.
Christian Anderson appeared in all three games for the Charlotte Hornets but had limited minutes. On Wednesday he played 13 minutes without scoring, with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. On Friday he had 2 points and a block in 16 minutes, and on Saturday one rebound in three minutes.
Hannes Steinbach scored 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 12 minutes on Friday, when the Hornets lost 81-128 to the Atlanta Hawks, shooting 3 of 5 from the field.
Ariel Hukporti (Philadelphia) did not play this week and is injured.
This article was written automatically by AI from the week's game data (box scores from ESPN) and has not been edited by a person.