Dejounte Murray on taking 44 shots: Kobe would be proud of me

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Dejounte Murray took 44 shots tonight in Atlanta’s OT win. Before Celtic fans take their 44th shot (of tequila), they should check out the Sultan of Stat’s latest work.
@DickLipe with some interesting numerical noteage following the Celts’ second straight loss to the Hawks. pic.twitter.com/sCegRJ0YNK – 11:33 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Dejounte Murray cap off 44 point night with an OT game-winner for Hawks to knock off Celtics
nbcsports.com/nba/news/dejou… – 11:00 PM

Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Dejounte Murray’s Eastern Conference ranks in March:
27.1 points (4th)
38.0 minutes (3rd)
4.0 threes (2nd)
9.0 assists (3rd)
2.3 steals (2nd)
Dragged the Zombie Hawks to an 8-6 record. pic.twitter.com/zM8J1ziYcA – 10:53 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Dejounte Murray’s 44 shots vs. the Celtics are the most in game since Russ in 2016 (44) 😮 pic.twitter.com/ZTc2uil6vQ – 10:19 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Today in “every record belongs to Wilt Chamberlain,” Dejounte Murray just posted the 85th 44-shot game in NBA history. Chamberlain has 57 of them. – 10:18 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Dejounte Murray is the first player to attempt 44 or more shots in a game since Russell Westbrook in October of 2016.
Literally every other instance of a player attempting 44 or more shots in a regular-season game between 2002 and 2016 belongs to Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/wH4XGcUiX1 – 10:14 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
This was just a big play from Dejounte Murray pic.twitter.com/GDNL667cyA – 10:14 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Dejounte Murray scored all 11 points for the Hawks in OT. He took eight of Atlanta’s nine shots in the extra period. – 10:13 PM

Dan Favale @danfavale
scenes from just after dejounte murray’s game-winner vs the celtics pic.twitter.com/rHrLBO74qr – 10:09 PM

Zach Kram @zachkram
Dejounte Murray attempted 44 shots tonight, including 19 3-pointers. Only one other player has reached those numbers in a game: Kobe Bryant in his 60-point finale.
(Dejounte didn’t score 60, but he had 44 and the game-winner in overtime.) – 10:09 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Points in overtime:
11 — Dejounte Murray
10 — Celtics pic.twitter.com/pBEGcLof5e – 10:08 PM

Dan Favale @danfavale
dejounte murray for the w in a game that was completely, utterly off the walls pic.twitter.com/hshQ7EEff7 – 10:06 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Dejounte Murray scored 44 points on 44 shots tonight.
That’s the fewest points on at least that many shots since Kobe Bryant in 2002. pic.twitter.com/gbkHcxomtQ – 10:05 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
DEJOUNTE MURRAY GIVES THE HAWKS THE LEAD 🤯
(via @HawksOnBally)
pic.twitter.com/sTOWQuedF7 – 10:04 PM

Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Dejounte Murray deserves Eastern Conference Player of the Month. – 10:04 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Now all Atlanta has to do is figure out how Trae Young can fit with Dejounte Murray. – 10:04 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Some incredible shot making by Jaylen Brown and Dejounte Murray tonight. Fitting end, but #Celtics botched the end of the 4th badly. – 10:04 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Dejounte Murray took 44 shots tonight.
Only Westbrook and Kobe have taken more shots in a game over the last 20 seasons. pic.twitter.com/fpXyy7SaQX – 10:03 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Dejounte Murray tonight:
— More PTS than Tatum
— More DREB than Kristaps
— More AST than Holiday
— More STL than White pic.twitter.com/p5pk1619nu – 10:03 PM

Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Game-winner from Dejounte Murray gives him 44 on the night. pic.twitter.com/P1TT4E7AYg – 10:03 PM

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Dejounte Murray with 44 points on 44 shots. This one for game. pic.twitter.com/KKFW6iwKDc – 10:02 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
44 shots. 44 points. Game winner. What a crazy night for Dejounte Murray.
Hawks about to sweep the week barring a Celtics miracle. – 10:02 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Dejounte Murray wins it. #Hawks sweep the #Celtics in back to back meetings in ATL. – 10:01 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Wow. 44 Dejounte Murray shot attempts. – 9:58 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
DeJounte Murray sold that call like it was a Flex Seal infomercial – 9:55 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
We’ll see how this finishes, but Dejounte Murray is likely going to finish as the first person to shoot below 45% on 40+ shots since James Harden on 11/16/19, per @Stathead – 9:53 PM

Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Technical foul on Dejounte Murray. – 9:50 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Dejounte Murray out here launching like Kobe Bryant in his last game. 37 points on 38 shots – 9:48 PM

Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Dejounte Murray’s poor back. Was questionable to play with lower back soreness before yesterday’s and tonight’s games. – 9:47 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Dejounte Murray has taken 35 shots.
Most against the Celtics since Devin Booker’s 70-point game in Boston seven years ago – 9:37 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Dejounte Murray is somehow playing really well while missing almost 20 shots. Hawks have been great on the offensive glass with a 22-6 2nd chance point advantage, taking advantage of a lot of those misses when Boston’s box out matchups get screwed up when they switch. – 9:30 PM

Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks starters
F 27 Vít Krejčí 6-8 195
F 12 De’Andre Hunter 6-7 225
C 15 Clint Capela 6-10 240
G 13 Bogdan Bogdanović 6-6 220
G 5 Dejounte Murray 6-5 180 – 7:06 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Hawks – State Farm Arena – March 28, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Porzingis
Atlanta – Dejounte Murray, Bodgan Bogdanovic, Vit Krejci, De’Andre Hunter, Clint Capela
OUT – Boston: Horford Atlanta: Young, Johnson, Bey, Griffin, Okongwu, Gueye pic.twitter.com/rb3zgzVg6e – 7:05 PM

Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
For tonight’s game vs. Boston:
Dejounte Murray (lower back soreness) is available. – 6:35 PM