Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks
Dejounte Murray had an extremely late-career Kobe type of evening– he appeared to fire it whenever he touched it, yet when it mattered he tore down the most significant shot of the evening.
Murray do with 44 factors on 18-of-44 capturing, 11 can be found in overtime yet none mattered as high as the last 2. To establish the scene, Jaylen Brown had actually simply struck a difficult mid-range jumper to place Boston up one, 122-121.
That left simply 6.2 secs on the clock, which sufficed time for Murray to strike a well-contested 22-footer over Jrue Vacation for the win.
After the video game, Murray stated he really did not wish to take that numerous shots, yet Kobe would certainly have been honored.
De’Andre Seeker included 21 factors for Atlanta, while Clint Capela had 12 factors and 13 rebounds. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 factors while Derrick White racked up 22 and struck 5-of-6 from 3, plus played wonderful protection.
The result does not alter anything in the East standings. The Celtics are still secured as the No. 1 seed and will certainly complete there. Atlanta is still the No. 10 seed now is within one video game of Chicago in nine, although the Bulls currently have the tiebreak finished so it’s actually a two-game deficiency from the Hawks.