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Hawks Outlast the Heat 110-108

By Yakiri Thomas / January 22, 2022

The Atlanta Hawks secured their third straight win after defeating the Miami Heat 110-108 on Friday night at State Farm Arena.

At the first Atlanta held off the Heat by 1 point.

At the half Atlanta outscored Miami 29-21 , giving them a nine-point lead.

After being down 15 points midway through the fourth, the Heat quickly became energized and fought back hard. Kevin Huerter landed a 3 pointer to put the Hawks up 105-94 with under four minutes to play. Miami reacted with a 7-0 run to close the scoring gap to four-points. Young help the team lead 107-101. In the final seconds Heat then responded with another 4-0 run to make it a two-point game. Young found Capela to put Atlanta up by 4 points. Shortly after Heat Duncan Robinson landed a three to make it a one-point game. In the end Young landed a pair of free throws, to boost the lead and cruise to victory as the Heat lost 108-110.

Trae Young finished with a game-high 28 points, a team-high seven assists, three rebounds. Kevin Huerter added 21 points. Young and Huerter recorded their 12th game of scoring 20+ in the same contest. The Hawks duo are the only active pair of teammates from the same draft class to have 12+ games of 20+ points in the same outing, per Elias Sports. Big man John Collins chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds. De’Andre Hunter gained his first double-double of the season (fifth of his career), with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists.

The Hawks (20-25) have won three straight at home after losing 10 in a row at State Farm Arena. Atlanta is now 12th in the East.

Next Up: The Hawks are headed on the road to face Charlotte on Sunday.

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