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Hawks Highlight: John Collins steals, dunks against Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns (32) vies for a rebound with Atlanta Hawks forwards Dewayne Dedmon (14) and John Collins (20) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns (32) vies for a rebound with Atlanta Hawks forwards Dewayne Dedmon (14) and John Collins (20) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
March 29, 2018

In the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 126-114 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks rookie John Collins recorded a steal and then drove it down the floor for a dunk.

Collins’ score gave the game a 106-94 score, Timberwolves leading, with 8:47 left on the clock.

Collins finished Wednesday’s game with 10 points, five rebounds and one steal.

The rookie out of Wake Forest had another dunk in the second quarter, which made the score 37-36, Timberwolves leading.

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