Dejounte Murray buzzer-beating pullup game-winner defeats Magic

Dejounte Murray scored 26 points and made an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 106-104 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Wednesday.advertisement

Orlando’s Paolo Banchero had tied the game with nine seconds remaining on a 3-point basket. Atlanta opted to not call its final timeout. Murray dribbled the length of the floor and made a tough shot at the horn.

Atlanta led by three points with 27 seconds left on a pair of free throws by Trae Young, but Orlando tied it at 104-104 on Banchero’s trey.

It was the third close game between the two teams this season; the Magic won by one point in Mexico City on Nov. 9, and the Hawks won the second meeting in Orlando in overtime on Jan. 7. They play again on Feb. 25 in Atlanta.

Murray was 11-for-18 from the floor with five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Young had 18 points, including 7-for-7 from the free-throw line, and 12 assists, although he also had eight turnovers. Onyeka Okongwu had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Hawks, who won for the second straight time to conclude a 3-2 homestand.

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