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Yet after the first two games of the series, Young and the Hawks hardly looked like troubling the Heat and that rang true once again late into Game 3. Watch ...

The update confirmed that upon investigation, the contents of the package were “not found to be explosive” and that the package was safely removed by the Atlanta Bomb Squad. In a later update from the Hawks, the franchise said that Gates 1, 2 and 3 outside of the Arena were closed “out of an abundance of caution”. It was Tyler Herro heating up for Miami off the bench and keeping things close in the second quarter, finishing the game with a team-high 24 points. It was a costly defeat for Miami, with Kyle Lowry leaving the court in the third quarter with a leg injury and failing to return. The entire Atlanta bench in fact was pivotal in providing much-needed energy to spark the second and fourth-quarter fightbacks. It was Miami’s longest run in its last 25 post-seasons, with the Heat going on to outscore the Hawks 31-16 in the third quarter.

The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena.

“Prior to tonight’s Eastern Conference First Round matchup between the Hawks and Miami Heat, a suspicious package was found outside Gate 2 of State Farm Arena,” The Hawks said in a statement. Fans were prevented from entering the arena until officials made sure there was no danger. ATLANTA — The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena.

Tip-off for Game 3 between the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat was delayed by 55 minutes Friday night after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm ...

Gates 1, 2 and 3 were temporarily closed by the Atlanta Police Department. Police, K-9 units and arena security cleared the area while the contents of the package were investigated. The contents of the package were found not to be explosive, and the package was safely removed by the Atlanta Bomb Squad, according to the Hawks. The package was found outside Gate 2 of the arena, across from CNN Center, according to the Hawks.

The Atlanta Hawks finished the regular season and play-in tournament with wins in 20 of their last 23 home games. That success in Atlanta is part of what ...

The Miami Heat, including coach Erik Spoelstra, explains why they believe their depth and ever-changing rotation will be a strength in the NBA playoffs.

“It would be cool,” Herro said when asked about the possibility of winning the award. Adebayo was one of six finalists for the award, with current NBA players selecting the winner from the list finalists. But yet there has to be a level of unselfishness to be able to take advantage of all of that.” It requires sacrifice, it requires guys committing to a role and utilizing the entire menu of your roster. Instead it was Butler who led the Heat’s offense with 45 points, a playoff career-high, in Game 2. He then went scoreless and didn’t attempt a shot while playing only seven minutes in Game 2 despite being available for the entire contest. But there’s a lot of guys on our roster that can hurt you. He continues to get better.” Then having all those different options to draw plays for, I think that’s one of our biggest strengths.” Sometimes it’s your opportunity, sometimes it’s not and you just got to give into the team.” “I’m not thinking about that now.” Then a bench rotation of Tyler Herro, Dewayne Dedmon, Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, and, when needed, Caleb Martin.

Trae Young's late floater pulls the Hawks to within 2-1 in the series.

After opening strong, the Heat found themselves down 61-54 at intermission. The Heat rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit with a 21-0 run midway through the third quarter only to fall 111-110 Friday against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference series. Guard Trae Young scored the winning basket on a floater with 4.4 seconds remaining.

Game 3 of the Miami Heat's playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday was delayed 55 minutes because of a suspicious package outside of State Farm ...

According to the Hawks, the suspicious package was found outside Gate 2 of the arena. The package was not found to be explosive and it was safely removed by the Atlanta Bomb Squad. As a precaution, the three gates were temporarily closed to fans as the Atlanta Police Department, K-9 units and arena security cleared the area and investigated the contents of the package.

Kyle Lowry has been officially ruled out for the rest of Game 3 of the Heat's playoff series against the Hawks because of a leg injury.

While Lowry’s numbers don’t stand out so far, he remains a key cog for Miami and his presence on the floor will be much-needed should they go deeper in the postseason. Before his exit, Kyle Lowry played 23 minutes for the Heat and recorded six points, three rebounds and five assists. Lowry left in the third quarter with what the team said is a left leg injury.

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry said he planned to undergo round-the-clock treatment after leaving Friday night's Game 3 with a left hamstring injury.

But we got enough in that locker room to try to bring to the table what Kyle does. If he's not, somebody has got to step in and do his job. Lowry told ESPN he planned to undergo round-the-clock treatment leading up to Sunday's Game 4.

Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry left Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night with a leg injury and will not return, the Heat announced.

When or how the injury occurred is not clear, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said post-game that Lowry has a hamstring issue, the severity of which is not yet known. Game 4 takes place on Sunday. Lowry also denied that he would miss time.

SportsLine's model simulated Game 3 of the Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat series in the NBA playoff bracket 2022.

- Heat vs. Hawks? And which side of the spread hits over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out. Trae Young is the centerpiece of Atlanta's attack, averaging 28.4 points and 9.7 assists per game in 2021-22, and Young became the first player in nearly five decades to lead the NBA in total points and total assists in the same season. The model also says one side of the spread hits over 60 percent of the time. The Hawks struggled in Miami, but Atlanta has been a different team at home in recent days. The Heat have silenced the Hawks with an elite defensive performance, holding the league's No. 2 offense to just 1.00 points per possession. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Hawks vs. Now, the model has set its sights on Heat vs. Hawks, and just locked in its picks and NBA playoff predictions. The model enters the first full week of the 2022 NBA playoffs on a stunning 86-56 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning almost $2,400. Before making any Hawks vs.

The Atlanta Hawks rallied from a big fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

The package was not found to be explosive and it was safely removed by the Atlanta Bomb Squad. But then the Hawks flipped the script in the fourth quarter. Spoelstra said Lowry is battling a hamstring issue, with the team expected to learn more about the injury on Saturday. “We just had to find a way and we didn’t. We had a one-point lead and basically under 20 seconds. But Jimmy Butler missed a contested fadeaway three-pointer as the final buzzer sounded. It turned out to be the game-winning basket.

1. The Hawks were always going to hit shots eventually. They're too good of an offensive team to be below 30 percent from three as they were in the first ...

And if the Hawks try to get Young off the ball to capitalize on some of that defensive attention – like when Bam Adebayo is switched onto him – then those secondary players, most of whom are not primary ballhandlers, have greater pressure on them to try and get some downhill movement out of the ball, and that’s not always their strong suit. It was the sort of run that would end any normal game, but the Hawks were ready to fight for their season as they closed a 16-point lead in the final minutes – with Kyle Lowry out for the game with a left leg injury – and stole the last-second win, 111-110, off a Trae Young floater. The HEAT are still in control 2-1 and this one played out with the home team playing with desperate energy rather than figuring out some grand solution, but it was enough for a win. Notably, he was able to get the rare paint attack in the final seconds because Atlanta didn’t call timeout and Young was able to push in transition. For about five minutes of game time, with Bam Adebayo and P.J. Tucker leading the way with their one-on-one containment, Atlanta either couldn’t hold onto the ball, couldn’t get the ball inside the arc or couldn’t find a jumper that didn’t come with a hand in a face. 1. The Hawks were always going to hit shots eventually.

They may have to utilize it in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks. Guard Kyle Lowry sustained a hamstring injury in Friday's ...

He filled in nicely for Lowry when he was from the team to tend to a personal matter during the regular season. Lowry watched from the bench as the Heat blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost on Trae Young's floater with 4.4 seconds left. "All I know right now is it's a hamstring," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after the Game 3 loss.

Jimmy Butler took over when the going got tough in Game 2 with an insane 45 points (playoff career-high), five rebounds, five assists, and two steals in a ...

That is what has been working and hopefully will continue to strive if they want another crack at the NBA Finals. They pride themselves in knowing defense is the end result of their magnificent fast-paced transition offense. Jimmy Butler is also a staple of this Miami Heat defense, but that isn’t anything new. With other series, like the Celtics and Nets, Brooklyn suffers if either KD or Kyrie have poor games which has been the case in their first 2 games. His defensive field goal percentage vs the Hawks is a staggering 18.8% with a +27 when he is on the floor. Miami Heat fans are ecstatic right now after their Game 1 and 2 blowout wins at the hands of great defense and, of course, Mr. Jimmy Buckets.

The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks face off on Sunday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs series.

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“Young got a little bit of an angle and was able to hit a tough runner,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He makes that look easy. That's not like the easiest ...

According to the Hawks, the suspicious package was located outside Gate 2 of the arena. Adebayo hasn’t cracked the 20-point mark in any game during the series. Oladipo has yet to play in the series. In the clutch on Friday, the Heat was outscored 13-9. Without Lowry, the Heat played reserve guard Gabe Vincent in his place for 6:23 of the fourth quarter. He did not speak to reporters following the loss. Even after Young’s floater, the Heat had one final opportunity to escape with the win. Spoelstra described the injury as a hamstring issue. Before the fourth quarter, Young had recorded only 14 points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field. Meanwhile, the Heat’s offense was shaky going down the stretch. It felt like it hit every part of the rim.” Atlanta made 11 of its final 18 (61.1 percent) shots from the field, including 5 of 10 from three-point range.

Heat struggle with execution on the final possession in Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks.

They played great defense down the stretch." "Get free, shoot, make it," Butler said of the play. "I missed the shot," said Butler, who finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. CLICK HERE CLICK HERE "We didn't get great execution or a clean look at the end," Spoelstra said.

Bogdan Bogdanovic was brilliant in the fourth and needs to have his minutes adjusted moving forward.

Wright got a friendly bounce on a wing 3-pointer with the Hawks down 14 in the fourth, and that was the shot that really saved Atlanta as the Heat were about to run off again. So the Hawks are back in the series ... by a thread. This is what got the crowd back into it and kept the Hawks in striking distance as Miami continued to score until Atlanta could string a few stops together. If it's not for Bogdanovic, Huerter could still lose some minutes to Delon Wright, who was a big part of the comeback on Friday as well. With Miami already up 2-0 in the series and the crowd inside State Farm Arena tranquilized by a 21-0 Heat run, Atlanta could've rolled over. Young scored 10 of his 24 points over the final 3:33 of game time, but even with that late surge, he was being bottled up by P.J. Tucker. If McMillan calls a timeout and lets Miami's defense set, I don't think Young gets that same kind of look.

The Miami Heat dropped Game 3 of their first-round series to Atlanta and lost Kyle Lowry in the process. Does that open the door for Victor Oladipo though?

If there were ever a time to dust him off again, it would have to be now, right? Does that open the door for Victor Oladipo though? The Miami Heat dropped Game 3 of their first-round series to Atlanta and lost Kyle Lowry in the process.

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry seems to be making every effort to play in the team's Sunday playoff matchup, which includes closely monitoring his injured ...

A victory in Game 4 would put them just one win away from advancing in the Eastern Conference playoffs. How much Lowry’s absence played a role in the Hawks’ fourth-quarter comeback is open to debate. The 36-year-old Lowry was forced to leave the Heat’s Game 3 playoff matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

Heat guard Kyle Lowry says he will use as much time as possible to try to improve his left hamstring injury before making a determination on his status for ...

"I feel like if I was out there, it would have been a different situation." I don't even know what the determination is right now, so we're talking about a lot of different hypotheticals." That's what I was doing in Orlando," Oladipo said. "It will be a lot of different directions. "I'm excited for Vincent. This is his moment, and he'll embrace it." "We'll figure it out," Spoelstra said.