The dominant years of the Golden State Warriors with three NBA championships between 2015 and 2018 and five final appearances in a row seem to be over. In the new season, the battle for the title is as open as ever - and now Golden State is also experiencing a hard setback.
Superstar Stephen Curry suffered a broken hand in the 110: 121 home defeat against the Phoenix Suns and threatens to fail the runner-up for a long time. The 31-year-old collided with Suns Center Aron Baynes in a basketball attempt. When falling on the floor landed the 2.08-meter and 117-pound Baynes on Curry's left hand. He initially tried to continue playing, but had to leave the floor after a few minutes.
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The fall moment: Aron Baynes falls on Stephen Curry
After a magnetic resonance tomography should be decided according to a message of the Warriors whether curry must be operated on. This also depends on the downtime. "You know it's a bad evening when a 30-1 run of your opponent is not the worst thing in the game," the Warriors said. "It was a tough start to the season on many levels," said coach Steve Kerr. "And this obviously puts us in a difficult situation."
With Kevin Durant's departure for the Brooklyn Nets and Klay Thompson's cruciate ligament tear, Curry's injury further dampens the Warriors' hopes for the NBA title.
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NBA season start: All 30 teams in the SPIEGEL rankingThe Washington Wizards also suffered a setback with a negative record. The team from the US capital defeated the Houston Rockets 158: 159, once a franchise in the NBA has lost despite such a yield. On November 2, 1990, the Denver Nuggets were subject to the Golden State Warriors 158: 162.
In the duel, which had more of the character of an all-star game because of lack of defensive work, there was another record. The previous maximum in games won with one point difference was 311 points. On March 16, 1984, the Chicago Bulls had hit the Portland Trail Blazers 156: 155.
Bonga and Wagner meet
For the Wizards also scored the German players Isaac Bonga and Moritz Wagner. Bonga came in as a starter on six points, banker Wagner made twelve. Top scorer of the game was Rockets superstar James Harden (59), with the hosts made Bradley Beal for the largest yield (46).
There was also a defeat for Dennis Schröder. With Oklahoma City Thunder lost the playmaker 99: 102 against Portland. The last good Braunschweiger scored 17 points and four rebounds, but met only six of 17 throws from the field. OKC has only won a season game so far.