The Atlanta Hawks topped the Miami Heat Tuesday night in Miami by a final tally of 116-105. This was the first of four NBA Play-In Tournament match-up’s, and the Hawks’ victory will see them head to Boston Saturday to take on the second-seeded Celtics, in a best-of-seven series.
Starters
Atlanta: T. Young, D. Murray, D. Hunter, J. Collins, C. Capela
Miami: G. Vincent, T. Herro, J. Butler, M. Strus, B. Adebayo
Recap
1Q: ATL leads 36-27
ATL: 14/25 from the field (4/12 on 3P-FG’s), 4/6 FT’s,11 assists, 4 turnovers
MIA: 9/24 from the field (2/9 on 3P-FG’s), 7/7 FT’s 4 assists, 3 turnovers
2Q: ATL leads 65-50
ATL up by as many as 24 in the 2nd – allowed a Heat run over the last 3:30 to get it to 15
ATL: 23/50 from the field, 8/25 on 3P-FG’s, 11/16 FT’s, 18 assists, 7 turnovers
- 36 rebounds (8 offensive)
MIA: 22/46 from the field, 4/18 on 3P-FG’s), 12/15 FT’s, 8 assist, 6 turnovers
- 22 rebounds (2 offensive)
3Q: ATL leads 91-78
ATL: 34/73 from the field, 9/31 on 3P-FG’s, 14/24 FT’s, 22 assists, 9 turnovers
MIA: 28/70 from the field, 6/24 on 3P-FG’s, 16/20 FT’s, 17 assists, 7 turnovers
4Q: ATL wins 116-105
ATL: 45/96 from the field, 10/41 on 3P-FG’s, 16/27 FT’s, 26 assists, 12 turnovers
- 68 rebounds (22 offensive)
MIA: 39/91 from the field, 11/34 on 3P-FG’s, 16/20 FT’s, 24 assists, 8 turnovers
- 39 rebounds (6 offensive)
While Trae Young led the team in scoring (finishing with 25 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists), he was one of 8 Hawks to reach the double-figures mark tonight. Dejounte Murray added 18 points, Saddiq Bey finished with 17 points, and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 14 points. Onyeka Okongwu finished with 12 points and had 4 rejections. John Collins and Jalen Johnson chipped in with 10 points each. While Clint Capela did not make a huge impact in the scoring column, the big man finished with 21 rebounds – with 8 of those coming on the offensive end – and was a huge factor in the Hawks finishing with a +20 advantage in second-chance points.
The Hawks next game will be on Saturday at 3:30pm from TD Garden in Boston. Great win tonight… go Hawks!
