Hawks Highlight: John Collins steals, dunks against Timberwolves

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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