Two months ago, Dejounte Murray beat the Orlando Magic with a game-winner in Mexico City. Wednesday night, he did it again.
DEJOUNTE MURRAY WINS IT FOR THE HAWKS #TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness@TISSOT pic.twitter.com/65f9wDaGrc
— NBA (@NBA) January 18, 2024
With Markelle Fultz playing tough defense, Murray rose up for a buzzer-beating 19-footer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 106-104 win. On a night where Jalen Suggs held Trae Young to 18 points on 5-for-14 shooting and pressured him into eight turnovers, Murray stepped up for a team-high 26 points.
He also stepped up when the two teams met in Mexico City on Nov. 9. With less than a minute to go, Young found Murray with an acrobatic pass and he hit a three-pointer that put the Hawks up for good.
Trae somehow finds Murray for the game-winning 3 ‼️
— NBA (@NBA) November 10, 2023
The Hawks come back from down 11 to win in Mexico City pic.twitter.com/sBycbdZSJY
Murray moved to 4-1 lifetime against fellow Seattle product Paolo Banchero, who tied the game with a clutch three-pointer with nine seconds left.
What a sequence
— NBA (@NBA) January 18, 2024
Paolo hits the clutch 3-pointer to tie the game...
Dejounte Murray hits the tough fadeaway to seal the game https://t.co/zS13Yw0e1O pic.twitter.com/8rqHYP1EU0
The Hawks are still 4.5 games back of the Magic in the Southeast Division. But in the Pacific Northwest, Murray still has bragging rights over Banchero.
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