Hawks Squeeze By Heat

     The Atlanta Hawks edged the Miami Heat 110-108 at State Farm Arena on Friday night. It was the third time in the last nine days that both clubs faced each other. 

     Atlanta(20-25) had a slight 31-30 lead at the end of the first quarter and stayed ahead 60-51 by halftime. Miami(29-17) fell behind even more and trailed 88-74 after three quarters. The Heat went on a 14-5 spurt in the final four minutes of the contest and came up short. 

     Bam Adebayo led Miami in scoring with 21 points. Duncan Robinson added 19 points while Gabe Vincent fell short of a double-double with 14 points and nine assists. Jimmy Butler put up 13 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. Trae Young dropped in a game-high 28 points for the Hawks.