The Miami Heat just put on a clinic in how to control and win an NBA playoff game: Limit your own mistakes, and take away what the other team does best.
Atlanta is so outmatched in this series that Young has to be the best player, by an appreciable margin, for it to have any chance, and the Heat know that. It was never going to lose without beating itself or getting upended by a Trae Young hurricane. That it was only a minus-1.5 line to the Heat at tip was an insult. The Miami Heat just put on a clinic in how to control and win an NBA playoff game: Limit your own mistakes, and take away what the other team does best. The Heat racked up 15 offensive rebounds despite the return of Clint Capela, and for the fourth straight game Young was unable to get downhill into his floater zone, where he becomes almost indefensible. From the jump he attacked the paint, where Miami dominated Atlanta to the tune of a plus-22 margin.
ATLANTA (AP) Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 36 points in a dominant second quarter and the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-86 on Sunday night to take a ...
... The Hawks made only 5 of 11 free throws in the first half and 11 of 20 overall. Young went to the floor in pain midway through the opening period after Vincent stepped on his left foot. Miami will try to extend its three-game home winning streak over Atlanta, including the first two games of the series, in Game 5. Capela had five rebounds and his only two points in his first 8 minutes. The 15-0 run, capped by Vincent's 3-pointer, left Miami with a 44-37 lead. ''They're doing a great job of showing help and not letting me get to the paint,'' Young said. ... Bam Adebayo also had 14 points and eight rebounds. Young was held to eight points in Miami's 115-91 Game 1 win. Heat: P.J. Tucker had 14 points and eight rebounds. Collins, who scored 11 points, finished with five fouls. Miami ended Atlanta's six-game home winning streak despite playing without point guard Kyle Lowry, who was held out with a left hamstring strain. We've got to do a better job of figuring out how to get open looks so I can create for my teammates and myself, too.''
Thanks to the Game 3 heroics of Trae Young, the Hawks have new life against the Heat, who hold a 2-1 series advantage.
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We go over how you can watch Sunday's TNT game between the Heat and Hawks.
Miami outrebounded Atlanta in Game 3 but only shot 44.1 percent from the field. If you aren’t around a TV to check out this NHL matchup, you can stream the game on Watch TNT or via the TNT App. But keep in mind that you need a cable-login subscription. Atlanta staved off going down 3-0 for the series on Friday by edging Miami in a 111-110 nail-biter.
The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat will play Game 4 of their first-round playoff series in the Eastern Conference on Sunday. Here's how to watch, ...
- The Hawks and Heat have played a total of 15 playoff games and two playoff series all-time. We will update this story daily with results and updated betting lines, so bookmark it and follow along for the next two months of a wide-open postseason.CLICK HERE. Tyler Herro scored 24 points off-the-bench for the Heat and both Max Strus and Jimmy Butler each had 20 points, but the Hawks fourth quarter run gave them a slim one point victory on Friday night. - How To Watch Suns at Pelicans Game 4 On Sunday: The New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns will play Game 4 of their first-round playoff series in the Western Conference on Sunday.CLICK HERE. - Miami is 47-12 this season when they score at least 105 points, Atlanta is 42-24 when scoring at least 105 points, including the postseason. - The Miami Heat have made the playoffs for three straight seasons now and they recently made the NBA Finals in 2020. - The Heat finished the regular season ranking fifth in defensive rating and fourth in points allowed per game (105.6), while the Hawks finished the regular season ranking second in offensive rating and sixth in points per game (113.9). - The Heat are currently 1.5-point favorites over the Hawks as of Saturday night. - Miami recorded 30 assists on a total of 41 made shots (73.1%), whereas Atlanta recorded 23 assists on 41 made shots (56.1%). - The Heat turned the ball over 15 times, resulting in 20 points for the Hawks. Atlanta turned the ball over 11 times that resulted in 17 points for Miami. - Atlanta is 29-14 at home this season and Miami is 24-18 on the road, including games played in the Play-In Tournament and Playoffs. - The Hawks and Heat faced off four times during the regular season with Miami winning three games by an average of 11.3 points.
The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks square off for Game 4 at the State Farm Arena on Sunday. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, ...
Nonetheless, despite that, they weren’t quite able to cover the 1.5-point spread in Game 3. They found their rhythm in Game 3 and Trae Young must be feeling good coming off a game-winning shot. They scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter through a five-minute stretch to take that 16-point lead. If he continues his hot streak, this bodes well for Atlanta’s chances to tie the series. The Hawks finally found their rhythm in Game 3. If not for Young’s game-winning floater, the Heat could have been up 3-0 in this best-of-seven series. The Heat had their chance to go up 3-0 in this series after PJ Tucker buried a corner triple with under a minute left. In addition, Trae Young hasn’t particularly shot the ball well in this series. 2 ranked Hawks offense to an average of 98 points and less than 30 percent shooting from three in Games 1 and 2. Young finished the game with 24 points and eight assists. They also got a massive boost off the bench from Bogdan Bogdanovic, who scored 18 points with eight rebounds, six assists, and four three-pointers. But they were able to contain Atlanta to just 16 points on 35.3 percent shooting in the third quarter.
Miami outscored Atlanta 30-15 in the second period, holding the Hawks to a season scoring low for the period. Butler had 10 rebounds, four assists and blocked a ...
... The Hawks made only 5 of 11 free throws in the first half and 11 of 20 overall. Miami will try to extend its three-game home winning streak over Atlanta, including the first two games of the series, in Game 5. Young went to the floor in pain midway through the opening period after Vincent stepped on his left foot. Capela had five rebounds and his only two points in his first 8 minutes. The 15-0 run, capped by Vincent's 3-pointer, left Miami with a 44-37 lead. “Nobody has to tell me anything.” “They're doing a great job of showing help and not letting me get to the paint,” Young said. Young was held to eight points in Miami's 115-91 Game 1 win. We've got to do a better job of figuring out how to get open looks so I can create for my teammates and myself, too.” ... Bam Adebayo also had 14 points and eight rebounds. We've got another one we've got to get.” Miami ended Atlanta’s six-game home winning streak despite playing without point guard Kyle Lowry, who was held out with a left hamstring strain.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami HEAT Sunday, April 26 @ 7:00 PM Series Record: 3-1 Miami.
For as much as the Hawks had zero defensive answers for the HEAT as a team in Game 1, they had nothing to offer Butler alone in Game 2. And the fourth quarter was what we often saw from the HEAT in fourth quarters, with offense stuck in the mud and Miami outscored 16-9 in the clutch, that likely ranked as question mark number one heading into the postseason. The third player in HEAT history to post a 45-5-5 in the playoffs – joining Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, who each did it once – and the first to post that line with zero turnovers. They filled the margins. They crashed the glass. 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 Hawks didn’t. Second chances and Tyler Herro (24 points on 22 shots) kept Miami in the game, but if we were to sum this one up it would be that the third quarter, full of glorious defense and balanced offense, was so much of what the HEAT did so well this season. A virtuoso performance for the record books, and one that puts Miami up 2-0 in the series with their 115-105 victory. Miami looked like they were going to pull away in the third as they went up by as much as 16, but then the offense – as has happened throughout this season and is something we’ll continue to keep an eye on – hit a lull and the Hawks got it under five as the minutes ticked down in the fourth. Game 3: It didn’t seem like the Hawks made enough of a move when they had their chance, because Miami’s defense had another gear to hit. If you think back to last September, once the HEAT’s roster was put together, and remember what you thought this team – full of experienced veterans and defensive talent – would look like once they hit the postseason, this is probably exactly what you thought it would look like. He hit jumpers – more on that below – he got to the rim, he burrowed his way into and through defenders and he turned steals, steals born out of his remarkable combination of instincts and quickness, into dunks.