Dejounte Murray's Career-High (44) Elevates Atlanta Hawks Past 'Unlucky' Boston Celtics In OT, 123-122

In yet another game for the ages and against all odds, the Atlanta Hawks dethroned the team with the best record in the NBA, the Boston Celtics, this time in overtime led by Dejounte Murray's career-high 44 points. Battling back and forth for the duration of the game, Atlanta out-rebounded & outscored Boston in the paint despite a size disadvantage and minimized its turnovers.

Perhaps the difference on Thursday evening very well may have been the improved defensive intensity and the various key components that do not always show up on the stat sheet... effort, second chance points, rebounding, 50/50 balls and hustle points. In addition to Murray's impressive performance, Deandre Hunter chipped in 21 points & 13 rebounds on 50%FG shooting and Bogdan Bogdanovic tallied 24 points.