The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics 123:122 after overtime in a regular season game of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the Hawks, it was the second consecutive win over the strongest team in the League in four days, after they overcame a 30-point deficit to celebrate a famous victory.
Dejounte Murray became a hero for the Hawks, finishing with a career-high 44 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. The guard didn't shoot well from the field and behind the arc at 18/44 and 6/19, respectively, but scored the game-winning basket in the final second of overtime and all of Atlanta's 11 points in the extra five minutes. Murray was assisted by Bogdan Bogdanovic, who finished with 24 points. De'Andre Hunter, the hero in the previous matchup at State Farm Arena, and Clint Capela had double-doubles, Hunter with 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Capela with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
For the leaders of the East, Jayson Tatum finished with a double-double - 31 points and 13 rebounds, and Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis added 22 and 20, respectively. Jaylen Brown scored 18 points and Jrue Holiday had 13, but Joe Mazzula's team again failed to find the right solutions against the hosts.
Boston remains first in the Eastern Conference with a balance of 57-16, while Atlanta occupies the last place in the play-in - the tenth position, with 34 wins and 39 losses. In their next games, the Hawks host the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Celtics visit New Orleans.
In another meeting, the Pelicans prevailed over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks 107:100 at home. Above all for the winners was Zion Williamson with 28 points - CJ McCallum added 25. Giannis had a double-double - 35 points and 14 rebounds, but his efforts were not enough for a win for the Bucks. /BGNES
