NBA: Without Capela, Atlanta loses to Toronto

It was without its Geneva pivot Clint Capela (30 years old) that Atlanta suffered a third consecutive defeat in the regular season of the NBA championship. Hit in the right knee according to an official communication from the management of the Hawks (which only mentions pain), the Swiss was only a spectator of Toronto’s victory at the Philips Arena (119-122).

After losing in New York against the Knicks (119-110) and against Detroit (104-114), the team coached by Quin Snyder abandoned a good part of its illusions in the first quarter on the night of Thursday to Friday since she lost this partial by 10 points (25-35).

She did it against Raports who were dropped in the rankings (they are only 14th in the Eastern Conference), but embarked on a positive phase since they pocketed the units put into play at the end of four of their last five duels .

Atlanta remains 7th with an intermediate record of 22 wins and 22 losses.

As for Washington, still traveling in California, he lined up a 12th disappointment. This time, he was soundly beaten by the Los Angeles Clippers (110-93). For the record, the Wizards have not tasted the flavor of victory since January 2 (125-107 against Chicago).

At the Intuit Dome, Valais rookie Kyshawn George (21) sweated for 24 minutes in the jersey of the club from the American capital: His record: 5 points and 1 assist.

In the Eastern Conference standings, the Wizards are 15th and last (6 smiles, 36 grimaces).