NBA: New career record: Pöltl rocks NBA

Jakob Pöltl played the 120:115 Toronto Raptors against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night (CET). The 22-year-old Viennese contributed 18 points and thus achieved a new career record in the NBA.

It was certainly one of my best games, but there are still things I can do better, even defensively,”he stayed on the ground as always.

Coach Dwane Casey gave the 2.13 metre centre 25:09 minutes of playing time. He scored all eight throws out of the game and was successful twice in five attempts from the line. Six rebounds, a steal and two blocked throws (a total of 21 in the current game year are already one more than in the rookie season in 54 basic rounds) rounded off the strong performance of the first domestic NBA export. Seven Raptors players scored double-digit numbers in their third consecutive victory. Only top star DeMar DeRozan with 26 points was more successful than Pöltl against Indiana.

“Today we simply played with a lot of energy and made good use of the rooms. My fellow players often saw me rolling to the basket and gave me the ball,”commented JP42 on 14th place. Victory in the 21st century “My finishing was fine today, so the overall performance was very good.”

At the Air Canada Centre, the Raptors now have an 8-1 record. They underscored their position as the NBA’s strongest team this season. On Wednesday night, the Canadians receive the Phoenix Suns. Because the Detroit pistons lost 91:109 to the Washington Wizards, Toronto is currently third in the Eastern Conference.