Hawks Sneak Past Heat 111-110 To Take Game 3 Of NBA Playoffs
On Friday night, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Miami Heat 111-110 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference series to cut the Heat's lead to 2-1.
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On Friday night, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Miami Heat 111-110 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference series to cut the Heat's lead to 2-1.
These are Jimmy Butler's three highest-scoring games in a Miami uniform: 40 points against Milwaukee, 40 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, 45 points against Atlanta. Those efforts have quite a bit in common - all three happened in the playoffs.
Jimmy Butler scored a playoff career-high 45 points, including a personal 7-0 run in the final moments, and the Miami Heat held off the Atlanta Hawks 115-105 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Tuesday night.
The pressure will be on the Miami Heat Tuesday night heading into Game 2 of the NBA playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena.
Duncan Robinson set a franchise playoff record with eight 3-pointers, and the Miami Heat forced Trae Young into matching the worst-shooting game of his career on the way to a 115-91 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.
Miami had two things for practice Saturday that it didn't have on Friday — an opponent, and a starting center. The Hawks earned their playoff spot by beating Cleveland in a play-in game Friday night, and on Saturday morning Bam Adebayo was back at practice for the first time all week after clearing the NBA's health and safety protocols.
In just his third NBA season, Tyler Herro went from secret weapon to a "walking bucket" at just the age of 22.
Most of the Miami Heat didn't show up for Sunday night for the season finale against the Orlando Magic.
Bam Adebayo made the go-ahead dunk with 27 seconds remaining and scored 27 points in the Miami Heat's 113-109 comeback victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
The Miami Heat will play the Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Conference matchup Friday night.
The Miami Heat are in the NBA playoffs and you can be a part of the fun as they play for a championship.
Miami won its fifth straight and posted the second-highest point total in franchise history, while Charlotte allowed 144 for the second consecutive game after a 144-112 loss Saturday at Philadelphia.
Kyle Lowry kept his tears in check, then took care of his old teammates from Toronto.
The Miami Heat appear to be back on steady ground after stumbling through a season-high four straight losses. Their grip on the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is tightening, too.
The Miami Heat clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs with Wednesday's win over the Boston Celtics.
