A career-high 44 points were scored by Dejounte Murray, including a game-winning shot in the final second of overtime, which helped propel the Atlanta Hawks to a 123-122 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
The Hawks were able to secure their second victory over Boston in a span of four days because to Murray's contribution of all 11 points scored by Atlanta in the extra time.
With only six seconds left in overtime, Jaylen Brown made a jump shot that proved to be the game-winning shot, giving Boston a 122-121 advantage. While Jrue Holiday was on the field, Murray responded with a jumper.
The Atlanta Hawks won their fourth consecutive game, matching their longest streak of the season, thanks to the contributions of Bogdan Bogdanovic, who scored 24 points, and De'Andre Hunter, who scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
With 31 points and 13 rebounds, Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics to victory. Brown contributed 18 points, while Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points for the team.
THE PELICANS 107, THE BUCKS 100 (Associated Press) — NEW ORLEANS It was New Orleans who prevailed over Milwaukee, with Zion Williamson scoring 28 points and CJ McCollum contributing 25 points.
For New Orleans, Jonas Valanciunas recorded his 32nd double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. However, this was only his first double-double in 11 games since the beginning of the season. Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans to victory with 15 points and 11 rebounds, despite the fact that they only made 8 of 32 three-point shots and shot only 39.6% (36 of 91) overall.
In the game for Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. For the Bucks, Damian Lillard and Malik Beasley each scored 20 points, and Beasley also sank six three-point shots.
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