Dejounte Murray had a “Kobe Bryant-like” match with 44 shots, single-handedly carrying the Atlanta Hawks in a victory over the top team Boston Celtics.

This was an ineffective day for Dejounte Murray, but he still left a strong mark with extremely impressive numbers.

Facing the NBA’s No. 1 team at the moment, the Boston Celtics, the Atlanta Hawks All-Star defender took 44 shots (FG) to score 44 points, including a game-winner shot in a difficult position to carry. about a 123-122 victory for the home team.  

Dejounte Murray launched a game-winning shot to win the Atlanta Hawks in overtime, defeating the top team Boston Celtics

The Atlanta Hawks are missing No. 1 star Trae Young, so Dejounte Murray becomes the top scoring option. The ball was brought to PG born in 1996 as time ticked down to the last seconds, the match score was 122-121 in favor of Boston.

In front of Murray is Jrue Holiday, who is considered one of the best 1-1 defenders in the entire NBA, the owner of 5 times on the NBA All-Defensive Team.

The victory belonged to Dejounte Murray with an average throw with a very high trajectory, brought about by his composure in reading the situation and taking action at the right time.

Dejounte Murray’s 44th score not only helped him seal a 123-122 victory for the Atlanta Hawks but also set a career-high for the 28-year-old defender.

All game, Dejounte Murray scored 44 points with 18-44 FG (including 6-19 3PT) and 2-2 FT. This set of stats comes with 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. In overtime, all 11 of the Atlanta Hawks’ points were scored by Murray.

And to achieve these 44 points, Dejounte finished 44 times, the 7th highest number in NBA history. At the same time, this is the game with the most FGs made by a player in the past 8 years, since 2016 when Russell Westbrook had 17-44 FGs and a triple-double of 51 points.

Looking back at Dejounte Murray’s entire performance with 44 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists

Since Trae Young was injured in late February, the Atlanta Hawks have relied entirely on Dejounte Murray to lead the offense.

Not disappointing the team and fans, Murray pushed his scoring average from more than 21 points/game to 28.1 points and 9.2 assists per game in 17 matches without Trae Young, including 3 Reaching the 40-point mark for Atlanta.

This is the Hawks’ 4th consecutive victory (5 wins in the last 7 matches), solidifying the 10th position in the Eastern rankings and widening the door to the Play-in round.

Dejounte Murray is averaging 28.1 points/game since Trae Young’s injury, becoming the Atlanta Hawks’ top star.