NBA: Victorious end of series for Atlanta and Capela

Atlanta’s three-game winning streak in the NBA championship regular season ended Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York, where the Knicks won 119-110.

While leading by eight points at halftime, the team coached by Quin Snyder collapsed in the third quarter, losing 40-27. She notably paid the bill for the efficiency of Jalen Brunson who was credited with 34 points over the entire meeting.

Aligned for 20 minutes within the Georgian team, Geneva pivot Clint Capela (30 years old) added 12 points and 9 rebounds to his statistics sheet for the 2024-2025 campaign. He also scratched a differential of -17. At the same time that his name appeared in the exchange rumors, the Swiss had to give up his place in the starting five to the 24-year-old Californian Onyeka Okongwu, who scored 14 points during the 28 minutes spent on the court. game of the legendary Manhattan enclosure.

In the Eastern Conference standings dominated by Cleveland (36 wins, 6 losses), Atlanta is 6th with an intermediate record of 22 wins and 20 losses.

The Hawks will play their next match, on January 23, at 1:30 a.m. (Swiss time) against Detroit in their Philips Arena.