The Heat's snapped a four-game losing streak to begin the 2026-27 season. The Hawks have lost three straight contests after winning their first two games of the season.
Neither squad was up by more than three points during the first eight minutes of the contest. Miami(1-4) finished up with a 14-6 spurt to conclude the opening quarter and they led 34-25. The Heat never gave up the lead in the second quarter and were up 69-56 at halftime.
Atlanta(2-3) narrowly cut the gap down to seven points 75-68 at 9:32 of the third quarter on a 12-6 spurt, however they trailed 97-85 at the end of the frame. The Hawks went on a 22-14 run to begin the fourth quarter and were behind 111-107 with 6:21 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Adebayo put together 24 points and nine rebounds in the victory for the Heat. Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up with a double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins dropped in 18 points while Tim Hardaway Jr. had a season-high 14 points. Davion Mitchell collected his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 assists. Bobby Portis chalked up 11 points along with nine rebounds.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 23 points and C.J. McCollum placed in 13 points. Kingston Flemings came off the bench with 23 points. Jalen Johnson fell short of a triple-double with 12 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.
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