2024-03-29 06:26:19
The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks will face the league’s leading Boston Celtics for the second time this week. This is not good news for the Hawks, who continue to struggle in the playoffs, but it is difficult to face such a difficult situation. After passing the test, following narrowly defeating the Celtics 120-118 in the first game of the week, today, with the firepower of Dejounte Murray, they defeated the Celtics 123-122 in a “weekly double kill”, helping the Hawks continue to be stuck in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. of seats.
Dejounte Murray played his career masterpiece today. Image source: Getty Images
The two teams maintained the tight rhythm and back-and-forth of the first game. The content of the first half of today’s game was still stalemate, but the Celtics still took a slight 4-point lead 63-59; and the two teams still had no solution in the second half. Get rid of the opponent, and the stalemate continued until regarding 33 seconds left at the end of the game. At that time, the Celtics still led the opponent 112 to 109. Dejounte Murray, the protagonist of the Eagles’ game, pulled up a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the right side. Although there was no The goal was scored, but the Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Bogdan Bogdanovic on the left. This time the three-point shot was successfully grasped, helping the Hawks successfully tie the score.
The Celtics were prepared by main star Jayson Tatum to execute the final blow, but he chose to shoot a difficult three-pointer under the defense of two people. As a result, he failed to make the shot, and the game entered an overtime. .
The overtime ended without much surprise and turned into a high-scoring duel between Murray and Tatum, but Murray performed even more fieryly. He scored 11 points in the overtime alone. However, with 10 seconds left in the overtime, the Celtics Still trailing 120-121, but at this time the Celtics’ Jaylon Brown hit a mid-range jumper under the close defense of the opponent to break the net, helping the Celtics once once more lead the lead 122-121.
At this time, it was the Hawks’ turn to execute the final blow. The Hawks’ first choice was naturally Murray, who was fierce in this game. He also chose a mid-range jump shot, and the result was as smooth as Brown’s shot. With only 0.1 left on the clock, they helped the Hawks win this bloody battle 123-122. They also became the third team following the defending Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers to double-kill the Celtics. team.
(Highlights of the entire game between the Eagles and Celtics)
Murray was the most enthusiastic player for the Hawks in this game. With Trae Young missing due to injury, Murray took as many as 44 shots in the game and made 18 goals, including 6 of 19 three-pointers. He scored a career-high 44 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 7 assists. And he is also the second player in the NBA this season to take more than 40 shots in a single game following Joel Embiid, the first brother of the Philadelphia 76ers. Even looking at the past 20 seasons, Murray is only the third player following Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant. Three players took as many as 44 shots.
Murray also mentioned Kobe in a post-game interview. He laughed and said: “I don’t want to take so many shots, but I know Kobe will be proud of my performance.” Murray also said that the Celtics are very strong. The team is very happy with the performance of the Hawks team. In the NBA, anything can happen.
In addition to Murray, Bogdan Bogdanovic also scored 24 points in this game, also grabbed 7 rebounds and sent 5 assists; De’Andre Hunter also contributed 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. The penalty area combat ability in each game has a considerable contribution.
On the Celtics side, Jayson Tatum’s performance was the most outstanding. He delivered an all-around performance of 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists;
Kristaps Porzingis also scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, while Derrick White also contributed 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Hawks won four consecutive games following winning this game. They currently have a record of 34 wins and 39 losses and are ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference. They are one game away from the ninth-ranked Chicago Bulls. As for the Celtics, they still have 57 wins and 16 losses. The losing record ranks first in the league, but they have recently suffered 2 consecutive losses, and the content of the game has also not satisfied the fans. In the next critical stage of preparing to enter the playoffs, detailed adjustments will inevitably be needed.
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[Contributing editor Chen Jundai]
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