To within a second, Dejounte Murray joined Larry Bird and DeMar DeRozan in the story. The former Celtics winger and the current Bulls guard are the only ones to have scored two buzzer beaters in a row. For Dejounte Murray, he will have to settle for a buzzer beater against the Magic, and a winning basket two seconds from the end against the Heat. The result is the same: a victory down to the wire. This time, it's a “real” winning basket since the Hawks were trailing by two points before his 3-pointer. Enough to spoil the big evening dedicated to the retirement of Udonis Haslem's jersey.
“First of all, congratulations to Haslem. He was a true veteran, a true professional. I call him big brother” begins Dejounte Murray during his press conference. “I wanted to say it. But we also wanted to ruin this evening. We wanted to win, and it didn't matter what happened here. »
The trust of his teammates
Despite being deprived of Trae Young, the Hawks won a third victory in a row. This is a first since November 4, and Dejounte Murray proved that he had a real leadership mentality on the last action.
He takes the rebound, goes up the field, and despite the defense of Caleb Martin, he stops eight meters away to take the winning shot. There is some Damian Lillard in this shot.
” Its a question of confidence “ he answers. “I have never lacked confidence in my life. It's great to be surrounded by guys who believe in me. But they also know that I am the first to believe in them. »
Words validated by Jalen Johnson, one of the revelations of the season. “It’s Dejounte Murray!” He has the ball in his hands, with a few seconds to play. We all know what that means and we trust it. »
