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Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks

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15-14, 6-9 Away
Final
110 - 120

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Jalen Johnson scores 28 to lead the Hawks over the Heat 120-110

Jalen Johnson gets up for big Hawks poster dunk

Trae Young added his 22nd double-double of the season, with 11 point and 15 assist, and De'Andre Hunter scored 26 points in his 14th consecutive game with at least 15 points coming off the bench.

Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists and Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was the Heat's fourth game in a row Jimmy Butler, who sat out for what the team called “return to competition reconditioning.”

Takeaways Heat: Miami lost despite five players finishing with double-digit point totals. The Heat shot 44.4% from the field, but it wasn't enough to overcome a Hawks team that hit over half of its shots, 51.2% from the field.

Hawks: Johnson has been on an offensive tear in his last two games. He finished two points shy of his single-game career high of 30 points, set in his last game, on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls. Hunter also finished just one point shy of his single-game career high of 27 points.

Key moment After a close first half that featured nine lead changes, Atlanta seized control early in the second half. With five minutes to go in the third quarter, Atlanta’s Garrison Mathews and Hunter hit back-to-back 3s to give Atlanta an 81-72 lead, their biggest of the night, and forcing a Miami timeout.

Key stat Young finished one assist shy of a franchise single-game record for assists against the Miami Heat, set by Mookie Blaylock in 1993.

Up next The Hawks begin a six-game road trip in Toronto on Sunday, while the Heat visits the Rockets on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

ATL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 59.3%
Heat: 40.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 120
4th 7.0 shot clock turnover 110 - 120
4th 29.1 Jalen Johnson defensive rebound 110 - 120
4th 32.2 Bam Adebayo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 110 - 120

Statistics

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40-90 FG 44-86
44.4 Field Goal % 51.2
13-41 3PT 15-37
31.7 Three Point % 40.5
17-18 FT 17-22
94.4 Free Throw % 77.3
42 Rebounds 47
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
34 Defensive Rebounds 38
23 Assists 34
9 Steals 7
4 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 2
9 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
19 Fast Break Points 17
50 Points in Paint 56
19 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,856 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami 23 22 .511 - W2
Orlando 24 24 .500 0.5 L1
Atlanta 22 24 .478 1.5 L5
Charlotte 12 31 .279 10 L1
Washington 6 39 .133 17 L14
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