With the Hawks facing elimination in the first round series down 3-1 to the Boston Celtics, Atlanta will try to beat the odds without one of their core pieces. It was announced Monday that Dejounte Murray has been suspended for one game after confronting referee Gediminas Petraitis after the Sunday Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics in State Farm Arena.
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The suspension means that Murray will not be able to suit up for a do-or-die Game 5 in Boston, where the Hawks are expected to be heavy underdogs against the 2-seeded Celtics.