Hawks fall in New York

Clint Capela and the Hawks came across stronger than them Wednesday in the NBA.

Atlanta lost 137-127 after overtime on the floor of the New York Knicks, who picked up their eighth success in a row.

Winners of nine of their previous eleven games, the Hawks paid for their lack of bench depth late in the game. To the absence of De’Andre Hunter and Danilo Gallinari was added the ankle injury of leader Trae Young, who left the field with 1’13 ” to play in the third quarter.

Atlanta, which had taken an 11-point lead – 95-84, the maximum difference recorded in this part – 33 ” earlier, necessarily suffered in the absence of Trae Young (20 points and 14 assists Wednesday). Clint Capela was also the scorer for his team, scoring 25 points (12 of 17 shooting).

Also author of 22 rebounds (including 9 in the offensive phase), the Geneva pivot signed his 40th double double of the season, the 12th in a row. But he couldn’t do much to counter the impressive Knicks strong winger Julius Randle, author of 40 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Atlanta, which conceded a 10-0 partial at the start of overtime, has lost all three duels this season against the Knicks. The New York franchise (33 wins, 27 losses) grabbed 4th place in the Eastern Conference on Wednesday night, to the detriment of the Hawks (32-27).

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