Raptors star Pöltl triumphs against the heat in the gripping duel!

Raptors star Pöltl triumphs against the heat in the gripping duel!

Wien, Österreich - An exciting basketball game from the NBA has ended! The Toronto Raptors prevailed with a narrow 119:11 win against Miami Heat and thus made up for the previous defeat. The Viennese Jakob Pöltl, who celebrated his 100th assignment in the starting line -up in this game, showed an impressive performance with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in over 36 minutes. "We played really good offense for three quarters and used our size advantages," Pöltl emphasized in an interview. This was his personal dozen of double doubles in the current season.

successful season for Pöltl and the raptors

The raptors had to tremble in a gripping game with a total of 18 leadership changes. Top scorer for Toronto was RJ Barrett with 37 points, while Scottie Barnes also played heavily with 23 points and 10 rebounds. In the other important encounter of the league, the Cleveland Cavaliers overtook the Boston Celtics with 115:111 and strengthened their position at the top. Donovan Mitchell shone in this game with 35 points, 20 of them in the decisive final quarter. The Oklahoma City Thunder also had to give up the Houston Rockets with 116: 119, while the New Orleans Pelicans against the New York Knicks received their eighth defeat in a row.

Jakob Pöltl, who was born in Vienna on October 15, 1995, is 213 cm tall and weighs 111 kg. The 29-year-old center was selected in 2016 by the Toronto Raptors in NBA draft in ninth place and has earned over $ 57 million in his career. In the current year, his annual salary is about $ 19.5 million. With these achievements, Pöltl not only shows his individual class, but also makes a significant contribution to the success of the raptors. For more information about his career and statistics, the website of Basketball Reference can be visited.