Overview
- Golden State defeated Orlando 126-119 after overtime with Stephen Curry scoring 41 points and Franz Wagner posting 30 points, 11 assists and six rebounds for the Magic.
- Orlando has won only two games so far and is mired in a multi-game losing stretch that leaves the team outside Eastern Conference playoff positions.
- Brooklyn continued to struggle with a narrow 124-121 loss to Atlanta where Moritz Wagner scored nine points off the bench and later suffered a heavy 130-93 defeat at Dallas in which he scored 12 points.
- Oklahoma City routed Washington 114-75 as Isaiah Hartenstein hauled in 14 rebounds while the Thunder sit among the early leaders in the Western Conference.
- German internationals are prominent in early coverage because of strong individual showings that contrast with weak team results and because injuries such as Dennis Schröder’s thigh strain could affect European players’ availability in the short term.