Dejounte Murray scored in the final seconds of overtime, giving the Atlanta Hawks a 123-122 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Murray, 27, scored a career-high 44 points, including all 11 of the Hawks’ points in overtime at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Hawks too Victory over the Celtics on Monday They came back from a 30-point deficit to win 120-118.
The Celtics are tied with the Hawks for first place in the Eastern Conference in 10th place.
“This is the best team in the league. We competed,” Murray said.
Boston was on a nine-game winning streak before losing to Atlanta, but is now guaranteed to advance to the end-of-season playoffs as the top seed in the East.
In other places, new orleans pelicans 107-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at Smoothie King Center.
Zion Williamson scored 28 points and CJ McCollum added 25 points to lead the home team to victory for the Bucks, while Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 35 points.
”[Williamson] He carries the team on his shoulders,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said.
“It was a gutsy win on our home floor. It was a good defensive performance from us. We played strong from start to finish.”
