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Miami, which started Tuesday in the seventh
spot, will get one more chance to make the playoffs. The Heat on
Friday will play host to the winner of Wednesday's game between
the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors. Either Miami, Chicago or
Toronto will face the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first
round of the playoffs.
Young finished with eight rebounds and seven assists. The Hawks
had big edges in rebounds (63-39) and paint points (64-46).
Reserve Kyle Lowry led Miami with a game-high 33 points. Tyler
Herro had 26 points and Jimmy Butler added 21 points and a
game-high nine assists. However, Butler was just 6-for-19 from
the floor, with many of his misses influenced by Capela.
Atlanta dominated the first quarter, shooting 56 percent from
the floor while holding Miami to 37.5 percent marksmanship. The
Hawks ended the quarter on top, 36-27, as Young had five points
and five assists.
The Hawks led by as many as 24 points in the second quarter and
took a 65-50 advantage into halftime. Miami had an 11-0 run late
in the second quarter, a stretch that was interrupted by two
Young free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining. Young used a
hesitation move to draw a foul on Max Strus.
For the first half, Atlanta had a 34-22 rebound edge and an 8-4
edge on 3-pointers made. That helped to negate Lowry's 19-point
first half.
Miami surged in the third quarter, cutting its deficit to 73-68
on a Butler layup with 6:15 remaining. But Atlanta responded,
taking a 91-78 lead into the fourth.
The Heat charged back in the fourth, cutting their deficit to
97-91 on a Lowry 3-pointer with 7:42 left. But the Heat couldn't
get any closer.
--Field Level Media
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