NBA: Chicago Bulls lose after four extension – SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Detroit Pistons won the NBA’s longest game of their nearly 70-year franchise history. When the Chicago Bulls the Pistons won until after the fourth extension and 68 minutes of playing time 147: 144th . The Pistons play since 1949 in the League

Coach Stan Van Gundy had after the overtime sorry for the loser: “It was excruciating for you and it was excruciating, the go through with fun had for me not too.. do.”

For Detroit it was the first game that was decided in the fourth overtime. Chicago has had the experience once before, at the 1984 Portland Trail Blazers (156: 155). Overall, it was only the 13th time that an NBA game after four or more extensions was decided. The longest game of the NBA history fought on 6 January 1951, the Rochester Royals and Indianapolis Olympians. Guests won after six overtimes 75:73.

Andre Drummond was the marathon match in Chicago with 33 points and 21 rebounds the best player of the Pistons. When the Bulls three professionals cracked the 30-point mark: top scorer Jimmy Butler with 43 points, Derrick Rose (34) and Pau Gasol (30)

Nowitzki and Schröder convince .

Dirk Nowitzki and Dennis Schröder have meanwhile celebrated with strong performances achievements. Nowitzki succeeded with his Dallas Mavericks a 97:88 against the direct rivals Memphis Grizzlies, Schröder and the Atlanta Hawks won 109:. 101 at champions Boston Celtics

Nowitzki had 20 points best scorer of his team, Dallas sat in fifth place in the Western Conference with the score of 15:12 Siegen something Followers Memphis (14:14) from. The 37-year-old scored in this season for the seventh time 20 or more points.

“We have recently played some not good and some games lost in which we could better have been. We have such a game used,” Nowitzki said. The Mavericks had remained winless in three of four games before the duel with Memphis.

It was also well placed Schröder. The Braunschweiger came off the bench and recorded 22 points, five assists and four steals. As Nowitzki was the best scorer of his team point guard, the Hawks (16:12) are to the east in ninth but still outside the play-off grades.