Hawks; Dejounte Murray advises head to and OG, and gets honest about win over Heat
Dejounte Murray gets honest about Atlanta Hawks beat the home team of the Miami Heat on a special night.
Missing Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks (18-23) had a big win over the Miami Heat on January 19th.
They literally got it thanks to Dejounte Murray’s dunk with just 2.0 seconds left on the Heat clock.
Miami was unable to get a touchdown and close out the game on a night when they retired the jersey of 20-year veteran and Heat lifer Udonis Haslem.
“Congratulations to Udonis Haslem,” Murray told reporters after the game.
“Heand is a real vet, a real pro. I call him the OG. I just want to point that out. But we wanted to catch tonight.
We wanted to win tonight, that was the talking point for us. We have to sit long at half-time, no matter what.
So let’s go win. so our mindset was to win no matter what.
“Murray had a team-high 22 points and 11 assists, along with three rebounds and two steals, while going 3-for-7 from beyond the arc.
The game clicked. three- match hitting streak in which Murray managed just one three-pointer.It was also Murray’s second match win in a row.
He also sank the last basket against the Orlando Magic on the 17th.
in January. However, he said he’s moved on from it, noting that the Falcons wouldn’t even be in this position if they made more shots.
Hawks get hot from beyond the arc in win over Heat
The Hawks shot well from deep, hitting 42.9% of their deep looks, including 5-9 in the fourth quarter.”Quin Snyder is our coach,” Murray said with a smile.
“He loves that three-ball. The head manages it practically.
The right way though. Not trying to force men. Heands just a coach who… believes in his guys, and he’s a coach who instills faith in his guys
when he sees you like that, no matter who you are.“He said… take 100 in a row when you’re open.
“When you have a coach, you believe in everyone, but he also works every day.
At the end of the day, you start taking shots, you miss shots.
We got going tonight and got a great win against a great team.
The Hawks went 2-1 this season without Young. It is also their second more than two-game winning streak all season.
They close out their second straight game by hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers..
