ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks are giving a number of fans a bobblehead for one of their star players before Monday’s game.
The team announced it would give away Dejounte Murray bobbleheads to the first 5,000 fans in attendance at State Farm Arena.
Murray is averaging a career-high 21.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season.
The Hawks acquired former All-Star Murray in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs during the 2022 offseason.
The first meeting of the season between the Clippers and the Hawks takes place Monday evening.
Los Angeles (32-15 SU, 26-21 ATS) won Friday night at Detroit, 136-125, as an -11.5 favorite. Atlanta (22-27 SU, 14-25 ATS) earned a 141-134 overtime win over Golden State on Saturday as a -2 home favorite.
Tip-off from State Farm Arena is scheduled for 7:40 EST.(This match was released before the conclusion of Sunday night’s games.)
Los Angeles turns into road warriorsThe Clippers are in the midst of a seven-game road trip and while they still have one more to play in Miami on Sunday night, this matchup in Atlanta concludes a trip that started 4-1.
They have averaged 122.2 points in their stretch thus far and are scoring 118.5 points per game this season, ninth in the NBA.
Los Angeles is shooting 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from three-point range this season and is averaging 13 three-pointers and 18.4 free throws per night.
Their twelve turnovers per game rank sixth in the league and they have an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.04, which ranks eleventh overall.
In Friday’s win, Kawhi Leonard led the scoring with 33 points on 12-17 shooting with six threes.
It was the fourth consecutive game in which he led the team in scoring. Over the last five games, Leonard has averaged 25.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
Los Angeles’ defense allows 112 points per game this season, eighth in the NBA. Opponents are shooting 46.3% from the field and 35.6% from beyond the arc while hitting 12.5 3-pointers and 17.6 free throws per game against the Clippers.
They pull down 43.3 rebounds per game and have a rebound differential of +1.7. THERE. he also averaged 8.1 steals and 5.4 blocks per game.
Leonard is fourth in the NBA with 1.7 steals per game and Paul George is right behind him with 1.6 per game. George has recorded at least two interceptions in each of his last three games.
