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03/27 21:08 CDT Dejounte Murray scores 30 points, Hawks hand Trail Blazers 8th
straight loss with 120-106 victory
Dejounte Murray scores 30 points, Hawks hand Trail Blazers 8th straight loss
with 120-106 victory
By BILL TROCCHI
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Dejounte Murray had 30 points and seven assists and the
Atlanta Hawks won their third in a row and handed Portland its eighth straight
loss, beating the Trail Blazers 120-106 on Wednesday night.
Garrison Mathews hit five 3-points and scored a season-high 21 points to help
the Hawks remain 10th in the Eastern Conference and avenge a 106-102 loss in
Portland on March 13. Matthews led the Atlanta backups to 41 points.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 16 points and five assists, and Clint Capela had 16
points and 10 rebounds.
Dalano Banton led Portland with a career-high 31 points off the bench. Toumani
Camara had 17 points, and Scoot Henderson added 15 points and six assists.
For the third straight game, the Trail Blazers started five rookies due to
injuries throughout the roster, including Deandre Ayton, Jerami Grant, Matisse
Thybulle, Malcom Brogdon and Angernee Simons.
The Blazers shot 45 percent from three (14-for-31), but committed 18 turnovers.
The Hawks were without multiple starters as well, with star Trae Young
recovering from a finger injury and fellow starters Jalen Johnson and Saddiq
Bey also out.
The Hawks had 10 first-half steals and hit seven of 11 three-pointes in the
second quarter to take a 65-58 lead at the break.
An 11-0 burst from the Hawks early in the third quarter pushed the lead to
76-60. Murray and Bogdanovic combined for nine points during the run. The Hawks
never let the lead get below nine points after that.
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: At Miami on Friday night.
Hawks: Host Boston on Thursday night. On Monday night in Atlanta, the Hawks
beat the NBA-leading Celtics 120-118.
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