Celtic slayer: Murray drops 44, hits game-winner
Dejounte Murray finished Thursday’s OT win over Boston with 44 points on 18-of-44 FG, adding seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals, a block and six triples across 47 minutes.
Advice: Oh, mama, what an effort! Murray got off to a hot start in this one, leading all scorers with 19 first-half points. His stellar night was just beginning as Murray dropped 14 in the third and fourth quarters to finish regulation with 33. He scored every one of Atlanta’s OT points to finish with a new career-high in the scoring department. His biggest bucket of the night was a middy with one-tenth of a second left to give Atlanta a one-point victory. Volume was key for Murray, and his 44 shot attempts are the most by any player in a single game since Russell Westbrook jacked up 44 way back on October 28, 2016. This was Murray’s 14th 20-point effort through 18 games post-All-Star break. With Trae Young sidelined, Murray has shined as a scorer and a facilitator, averaging better than 25 points and nine dimes without his backcourt partner. Atlanta finishes out the week with a home game against Milwaukee, and Murray will look to stay productive in that one. He dropped 30 points in his last game against the Bucks back on December 2, and he looks like a man on a mission following back-to-back victories over first-place Boston.
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