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Hawks Highlight: Bazemore steal leads to Prince dunk

The Atlanta Hawks' Kent Bazemore goes to the basket past the Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks during the first half Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

Credit: Curtis Compton

Credit: Curtis Compton

The Atlanta Hawks' Kent Bazemore goes to the basket past the Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks during the first half Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Feb 7, 2018

The Atlanta Hawks looked like a team that had everything figured out when they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 108-82, on Tuesday night.

One of the best plays of the game was in the third quarter when Kent Bazemore stole the ball off a bad pass from the Grizzles’ Jarell Martin. Bazemore tipped the bad pass toward Taurean Prince who took the ball down the floor for a quick dunk.

Here’s the replay:

Prince finished Tuesday’s game with 5 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, while Bazemore had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

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