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Hawks Highlight: Prince attempts 3, Plumlee rebounds and dunks

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, right, shoots over Atlanta Hawks center Miles Plumlee during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

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Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, right, shoots over Atlanta Hawks center Miles Plumlee during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 11, 2018

In the Atlanta Hawks' 110-97 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, Miles Plumlee had a nice dunk in the third quarter.

Plumlee rebounded the ball off a 3-point attempt by  Taurean Prince— who totaled 16 points in the win— and then slammed it into the basket for two points.

Plumlee finished Wednesday with five points and four rebounds in 16 minutes.

The Hawks’ next game will be against the Brooklyn Nets Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Philips Arena.

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