Heat Win Home Finale Over Hawks

     The Miami Heat sailed by the Atlanta Hawks 113-109 on Friday night at FTX Arena. It was the final home game of the campaign for the Heat. Miami will play their last regular season game in 2021-22 at the Orlando Magic on Sunday. 

     Miami(53-28) had a 24-22 edge after one quarter, however Atlanta(42-39) came back to lead 61-56 at halftime. Both clubs kept close to each other as the Heat were up 91-87 at the end of three quarters. The Hawks had a 12-2 spurt to begin the final frame, but Miami answered with a 16-6 run in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter. 

     Bam Adebayo put in a team-high 24 points for Miami. Jimmy Butler dropped in 20 points and Kyle Lowry added 16 points. Tyler Herro fell short of a double-double with 15 points and nine assists. 

     Trae Young led the Hawks with a game-high 35 points along with eight assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic ended up with 25 points and seven rebounds. Clint Capela compiled a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds.