Dejounte Murray scored 41 points, and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-92.
It was tied at 57 when Murray’s 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 7:03 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 69-57 lead with 4:42 left in the quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 92-90 on Lamar Stevens’ 2 free throws with 3:38 to play, but Bogdan Bogdanović answered with a 3-pointer, and the Grizzlies got no closer than 95-92.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Grizzlies 8-7. Murray (No. 5 in clutch wins added, 2023-24) scored 4 of the Hawks’ 8 on 2 for 4 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Bruno Fernando had 2 steals.
For the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points (16 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Hawks shot 42.5% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 40.5% and 38.5%. The Grizzlies gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Hawks missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:03. The Hawks outscored the Grizzlies 22-10 in 9 minutes with Capela, Bogdanović, Murray, Hunter and Bey on the floor together.