Hawks head to playoffs after cooling down Heat, 116-105

In Miami on Tuesday night the Hawks (41-41) advanced to the First Round of the playoffs with a 116-105 win over the Miami Heat in the Play-In Tournament, earning them the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference.

TEAM WIN pic.twitter.com/3kRP1vtNgr

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 12, 2023

we're yelling Timber @pitbull pic.twitter.com/cT8YbvLAuN

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 12, 2023

Trae Young led the way in scoring 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, Murray finished with 18 points, Capela finished with 21 rebounds, Bey netted 17 points, Bogi  added 14 points. Onyeka pulled down 12 points, while Jalen and JC rounded off the scoring efforts with 10 points a piece.

Final Stats 📊

Trae: 25 PTS | 7 AST | 8 REB
DJ: 18 PTS | 6 AST | 5 REB
CC: 21 REB | 4 PTS | 2 BLK
Saddiq: 17 PTS | 6 REB
Bogi: 14 PTS | 2 AST | 2 REB | 2 STL
Onyeka: 12 PTS | 4 BLK | 4 REB | 3 AST
JC: 10 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST
JJ: 10 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | 3 STL
Dre: 6 PTS | 6 REB pic.twitter.com/2SjWum5sYt

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 12, 2023

Atlanta finished eighth in the regular season Eastern Conference standings and have reached the NBA Playoffs for a third consecutive season. The Celtics are the No. 2 seed for the playoffs after finishing with a 57-25 record in the regular season. The Hawks were 0-3 against the Celtics this season.

Next Up:Game 1 coverage between the Hawks and Celtics will air on Bally Sports Southeast, the Bally Sports app and Bally Sports+ from TD Garden in Boston on Saturday, April 15, with coverage starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. Game 2 coverage from Boston will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 18.

The series will shift to Atlanta for Games 3 and 4 with coverage of both games starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Southeast, the Bally Sports app and Bally Sports+. Game 3 at State Farm Arena is on Friday, April 21 with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday, April 23.