Call Ja Morant super impressed by Clint Capela. After all, the Atlanta Hawks big man just did his best Kobe Bryant impression mid-game — in the Eastern Conference Finals no less!
Midway through the final quarter of Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks, Capela was pressed with time with only five seconds left on the shot clock. To make matters worse, he was surrounded by opponents with no open teammate in sight.
In a desperation move, the Hawks center decided to pull off a jumper behind the backboard. To the surprise of fans in the arena and viewers watching at home, he made the Black Mamba shot:
HOW DID CAPELA MAKE THIS? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/DIZvuU6f5W
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 30, 2021
Of course, Ja Morant was left in awe by what he just witnessed. In a hilarious reaction, though, he declared the game over after that:
yeah atlanta winning after dat 😂
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) June 30, 2021
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) June 30, 2021
To be fair, the Hawks were way ahead at that point, with the Clint Capela shot extending their lead to 20 points with seven minutes left on the clock.
The Bucks had no chance at all, especially after Giannis Antetokounnmpo went down with an injury. Atlanta dominated right from the start even without Trae Young, and the intensity they showed paid off big time.
Hopefully, though, we'll get to see more Kobe Bryant-like shots from Capela in the NBA Playoffs. Besides, who would have thought he'd do that and actually pull it off?!
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