NBA: Hawks are defeated with Schröder

With Dennis Schröder, the Atlanta Hawks have lost their first game in the pre-season.Miami Heat’s acting too strong.The Toronto Raptors have also started successfully.The Canadians defeated the Los Angeles Clippers.

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First game for Dennis Schröder and his new Hawks and there is still a lot to do.The Brunswick was together with the new Center Dewayne Dedmon (12 points each) top scorer, but only met six of his 17 litters and was also cleared four times.Nevertheless, it was positive that the German found his way into the zone and played 5 assists in just under 22 minutes.

Especially the interplay with Dedmon worked quite well.The ex-track rolled several times strong to the basket and finished.He also speculated attentively in the defense.In the first run alone, the Hawks forced Miami’s 15 turnovers.Rookie forward John Collins shone with 15 rebounds, while Marko Belinelli scored eight of his ten points on the free-throw line.

But this was not enough for the victory.Tyler Johnson scored 14 points (6/8 FG) for Miami, followed by Shooting Guard Josh Richardson (12 points, 4 blocks).Rookie Bam Adebayo was only used in the last 5 minutes and during this time revealed striking weaknesses from the free-throw line (1/8 FT).

In general, coach Eric Spoelstra increasingly relied on a lineup of five shooters.Kelly Olynyk (9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists) played a lot on the Five, Comebacker Justise Winslow (6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks) took the PF position when James Johnson and the good Hassan Whiteside (8 points, 11 rebounds) took a seat on the bench.

Well-known image of the Raptors also in the Preseason.Kyle Lowry presented himself in a good early form and scored 17 points (3/5 FG, 8/8 FT) in only 16 minutes.Backcourt colleague DeMar DeRozan (11) also put in a good performance.The Canadian starter five scored a double-digit advantage.Only Serge Ibaka fell a little.Air Congo also scored 12 points, but had few Fortune of Downtown (1/9 threesomes).

Jakob Pöltl got a little bit of playing time towards the end of the game and used it for 7 points (3/3 FG) and 3 rebounds.Norman Powell (16) and Delon Wright (11) were also impressed by the bank’s new role as a backup role for Lowry.

Milos Teodosic made his NBA debut with the Clippers.The Serbian made only one counter in 20 minutes (0/5 FG), but he hinted at his great overview more than once and scored 8 assists.Patrick Beverley (14) and Austin Rivers (8) were the first to gain the advantage in the Guard positions.

Blake Griffin also presented himself in good early form with 18 points (6/10 FG) in 20 minutes.Newcomer Danilo Gallinari spent most of the time camping at the free-throw line (10/12 FT) for a total of 17 points.Sixth Man Lou Williams also scored 17 points and distributed 6 assists.