Salt Lake City, Utah.– Dominican Andersson García had a promising debut in the NBA, recording six points and nine rebounds in the Utah Jazz‘s 134-117 loss to the New York Knicks.

García, who played 25 minutes of action, also contributed a block and a rebound, showing defensive intensity and energy in the paint in his first game in the world’s premier basketball league.

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The young Dominican player was one of the positives for Utah in a match where the team started with great effectiveness from the three-point line, managing to score 11 of their first 13 attempts. However, the Knicks’ offense ended up prevailing in the second half of the game, led by Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson, who guided the New York team’s comeback.