Backed by Murray’s 21 points, Hawks roll past Suns

Dejounte Murray scored 21 points, Trae Young added 20 points and 12 assists and Atlanta Hawks beat the Phoenix Suns 132-100 on Wednesday night.

Atlanta’s star guart Young rose up for a 3-pointer in the second half that left his hands way too hard, hurtling toward the basket before slamming off the backboard and through the hoop.

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“When you’re getting downhill, moving the ball, sharing the ball, things like that can happen,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said.

“I thought tonight we did a good job moving the ball and getting it to the open man.”

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The Hawks had lost four of five games coming into the game, but played much better on both ends of the floor.

“We wanted to win really bad and knew it had to start on the defensive end,” Murray said. “The defense took care of the offense.”

The Hawks never trailed, jumping to a 9-4 lead with three 3-pointers. Atlanta never let up, pushing to a 102-67 advantage by the end of the third quarter and leading by 43 points in the fourth.

Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Deandre Ayton added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Suns.

“They were a lot faster then us especially in transition and we just couldn’t make a shot for whatever reason,” Suns coach Monty Williams said.

The Hawks visit Utah Jazz while the Suns travel to Boston on Friday night.