NBA: Starker Kleber mit Dallas vor Viertelfinal-Einzug

nba: starker kleber mit dallas vor viertelfinal-einzug

Kleber sammelt einen Rebound ein

Die Dallas Mavericks stehen auch dank ihres “Scharfschützen” Maximilian Kleber in den Play-offs der NBA vor dem Einzug ins Viertelfinale. Die Texaner bezwangen die Los Angeles Clippers um Weltmeister Daniel Theis im fünften Spiel mit 123:93 und gingen in der best-of-seven-Serie mit 3:2 in Führung. Das sechste Spiel im heimischen American Airlines Center wird für die Mavs in der Nacht von Freitag auf Samstag der erste Matchball, Gegner in der nächsten Runde wären die Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kleber zeigte mit 15 Zählern seine bislang mit Abstand beste Leistung in den Play-offs, versenkte gleich fünf Dreier. Damit stellte er seinen Saisonbestwert aus der Distanz ein. “Ich habe viele offene Würfe bekommen”, sagte Kleber: “Du musst einfach jederzeit bereit sein zu werfen. Sie fallen nicht immer, aber man muss die richtigen Würfe nehmen – das haben wir geschafft.” Noch sei allerdings der “Job nicht erledigt”.

Der angeschlagene Superstar Luka Doncic war mit 35 Punkten, sieben Rebounds und zehn Assists einmal mehr der überragende Spieler bei Dallas. Theis kam für die Clippers erst in der Schlussphase zum Einsatz, verwandelte dabei seinen einzigen Dreier.

Die Boston Celtics machten derweil den Viertelfinal-Einzug bereits vorzeitig perfekt. Der Rekordmeister bezwang die Miami Heat mit 118:84 und setzte sich in der Serie mit 4:1 durch. Im Vorjahr waren die Celtics noch im Finale der Eastern Conference an Miami gescheitert, im fünften Spiel glänzten nun Jaylen Brown und Derrick White mit jeweils 25 Punkten.

Boston wäre somit im Viertelfinale möglicher Gegner der Orlando Magic um die Wagner-Brüder Franz und Moritz. Die liegen allerdings derzeit in ihrer Serie mit 2:3 gegen die Cleveland Cavaliers zurück.

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