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Hawks Highlight: John Collins goes on dunking spree in third quarter against Pelicans

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez defends during the first half of a basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez defends during the first half of a basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 18, 2018

It was no surprise that Atlanta Hawks rookie John Collins had an awesome dunk against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.

What was a surprise was that Collins had three dunks in the third quarter. His dunks came during a 17-3 run by the Hawks which helped erase a 15-point deficit held at halftime.

The most incredible dunk Collins had was with 4:05 left in the third quarter when Collins turned an inbounded pass into two points off an assist by Dennis Schroder.

The Hawks won Wednesday’s game 94-93 and will host the Chicago Bulls Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

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