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Trae Young Shares His Reaction to Dejounte Murray's Game-Winning Shot vs Boston
It was an unbelievable night in Atlanta on Thursday. For the second time this week, the Hawks upset the Boston Celtics as big underdogs, but the two games were nothing alike. On Monday, the Hawks had to overcome a 30-point deficit to come back and beat the Celtics. With Jrue Holiday and Derrick White back for the Celtics, Atlanta rode a 44-point game from Dejounte Murray and a tremendous overtime performance, including a game-winning shot from Murray right over Holiday.
It is safe to say that everyone around the NBA saw Murray's performance, including Trae Young, who shared his reaction on social media after the game, along with plenty of others.
Young is still recovering from injury, but the Hawks could have their back court back together for the playoffs, where they are hoping they can make a run.
You don't hear Murray's name thrown around for the NBA's most clutch player, but he has shown this year that he has a case. He has had game-winners vs Orlando, and Miami, and last night, he had his biggest one of the year. While Murray did not have the most efficient night scoring, his ability to take over the game in overtime and hit the game-winner showcased his clutch ability.
Murray was 18-44 last night for a career-high 44 points and he outscored the Celtics by himself in overtime 11-10. While Young has been out with his injury, Murray has had to take it upon himself to be the main source of offense in a lot of the games just for the Hawks to have a chance to win and he has stepped up in a lot of those games. The Hawks have tough games left to finish the season and Murray may need to have some more big games to help the Hawks go past the Bulls for the No. 9 spot.
