Career night: The defenseman who scored all the team’s points in overtime grabbed the victory / News

Dejounte Murray, who turned on Superman mode, brought the Atlanta Hawks (34-39) victory in the NBA with a decisive shot. The defender is dragged by the team on its own field during overtime 123:122 (28:29, 31:34, 30:27, 23:22, 11:10) beat the league leaders Boston Celtics (57-16).

At the start of the last minute of the main time, Jaylen Brown’s three-pointer led the Celtics ahead, but Bogdan Bogdanović answered him at the same time on the other side of the court (112:112).

Jayson Tatum could have snatched the victory for the Boston team, but the shot was not on target.

Then Murray’s time dawned. The defender scored all 11 of the Hawks’ points in overtime, the most significant of which came with 0.1 seconds left in regulation. Murray tied the game with a mid-range shot to seal the win for the Hawks.

In total, Murray scored 44 points (12/25 doubles, 6/19 triples, 2/2 penalties), 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in 46 minutes.

For the 27-year-old defender, it was the most productive game of his career. So far, he has scored the most points with 41 points.

“It still feels like I played tragically,” Murray said after the match. “I don’t want to make that many shots, but I know Kobe (Bryant) would be proud of me.” In the end, we competed at the highest level until the end and achieved a team victory.”

Murray had to step into the leadership role as Hawks guide Trae Young missed the game with a finger injury.

The Hawks, ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference, won their fourth straight and second straight against the Celtics. The Boston club remains the undisputed leader of the NBA.

In the ranks of the Boston team, Tatum stood out the most, with 31 points (7/15 doubles, 2/7 triples, 11/13 penalties), 13 rebounds, 6 assists in 45 minutes.

Hawks: Dejounte Murray 44 (12/25 doubles, 6/19 triples, 7 rebounds, 7 assists), Bogdan Bogdanovic 24 (7/11 doubles, 2/8 triples, 7 rebounds, 5 rebounds), De’Andre Hunter 21 (3/7 doubles, 5/9 triples, 13 rebounds), Clint Capela 12 (6/8 doubles, 13 rebounds) cam., 2nd blk.), Garrison Mathews 7.

Celtics: Jayson Tatum 31 (7/15 doubles, 2/7 triples, 11/13 free, 13 rebounds, 6 assists), Derrick White 22 (5/6 triples , 7 rebounds, 5 assists), Kristaps Porzingis 20 (6/13 doubles, 2/7 triples, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks), Jaylen Brown 18 (9/14 doubles , 4 rpg, 2 block), Jrue Holiday 13 (3/6 trg, 7 rpg, 5 rpg), Sam Hauser 8 (2/4 trg).

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