Game ID: 22300384
Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat
Friday, December 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 33 29 26 34 122ATL 26 34 26 27 113
ATL @ MIA ScoutingATL @ MIA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIA availability going into 12/14 · back-to-backOUT Adebayo missed 5 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Herro missed 16 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Highsmith missed 4 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 3 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 10 min since (85% of 12)
BACK Cain back 12/13 after 3, 29 min since (289% of 10)
NEW Martin 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 27 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 6 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Herro missed 17 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 20 min (80% of 26)
OUT Highsmith missed 5 since 12/06, returns tonight: 14 min (67% of 21)
OUT Jović missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 12)
BACK Cain back 12/13 after 3, 19 min since (185% of 10)
NEW Martin 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Love 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 7 since 12/02, returns tonight: 36 min (106% of 34)
OUT Herro missed 18 since 11/11, returns tonight: 33 min (98% of 34)
OUT Jović missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 20 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 14 min since (67% of 21)
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 9 min since (81% of 12)
BACK Cain back 12/13 after 3, 19 min since (185% of 10)
NEW Martin 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Love 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 13 min since (62% of 21)
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 9 min since (81% of 12)
NEW Martin 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Love 16 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 34 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 19 min since (89% of 21)
NEW Love 16 to 23 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 8 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 4 since 12/16, returns tonight: 17 min (167% of 10)
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 35 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 27 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 16 min since (79% of 21)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 9 since 12/08, returns tonight: 20 min (97% of 20)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 35 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 27 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 16 min since (79% of 21)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 17 min since (167% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 35 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 4 since 12/20, returns tonight: 23 min (67% of 34)
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 3 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 35 min since (103% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Jović back 12/28 after 9, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 23 min since (226% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 36 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Lowry missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 28)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 4 since 12/22, returns tonight: 3 min (30% of 12)
BACK Butler III back 12/30 after 4, 23 min since (67% of 34)
BACK Jović back 12/28 after 9, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 37 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/30, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 1 min since (7% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (107% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 9 min since (83% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 10 min since (94% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 10 min since (95% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 32 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/16, returns tonight: 30 min (97% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/15 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Matthews 12 to 17 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 23 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 23 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 30 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
ATL availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 32 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Mills back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (81% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 14 since 11/26, returns tonight: 29 min (87% of 34)
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 11)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 33 min since (109% of 30)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (115% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 11 min (106% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 29 min since (87% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 33 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 4 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 12/18, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (110% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Jaquez Jr. at 15 a game. Without Jović (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 34 and Bogdanović at 21 a game. Without Johnson (12 straight), Fernando (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 123 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 120, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/14 vs CHI 116-124 — MIA notes
MIA lost 116-124. MIA shot 46% (37 of 80) to CHI's 48%, 15 of 34 from three. MIA turned it over 10 times to CHI's 5, and CHI turned those into 8 steals. Jaquez Jr. led with 22 (6 of 14, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Butler III added 20, Martin 17. Q2 was theirs, 34-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 100-82 against them. Lowry's -14 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/16 vs CHI 118-116 — MIA notes
MIA won 118-116. MIA shot 52% (43 of 83) to CHI's 48%, 13 of 35 from three. Butler III led with 28 (9 of 18, 10 of 11 at the line); Love added 22, Jaquez Jr. 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Love was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/18 vs MIN 108-112 — MIA notes
MIA lost 108-112. MIA shot 47% (41 of 87) to MIN's 49%, 11 of 30 from three. Herro led with 25 (10 of 18, 1 of 6 from three); Adebayo added 22, Butler III 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-22, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. They led by as many as 17. Highsmith's -10 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/20 @ ORL 115-106 — MIA notes
MIA won 115-106. MIA shot 48% (40 of 83) to ORL's 46%, 15 of 29 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Herro led with 28 (10 of 17, 4 of 5 from three); Adebayo added 18, Highsmith 15. The hinge was Q2, 43-26: a lead of 1 became 18, and the lead reached 24. Bryant was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/22 vs ATL 122-113 — MIA notes
MIA won 122-113. MIA shot 47% (40 of 86) to ATL's 44%, 17 of 39 from three, and went to the line 30 times to ATL's 14 — 25 points from the stripe to their 10. Herro led with 30 (11 of 21, 7 of 13 from three); Robinson added 27, Jaquez Jr. 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-26: from level to 7 ahead. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/25 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Jović (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 40 and Maxey at 27 a game. Without Batum (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Miami's 114 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Philadelphia 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
12/28 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Green (7 straight), Payton II (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Butler III (3 straight), Jović (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Miami plus-0 and the line, where Miami takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 117, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
12/30 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 28 and Clarkson at 21 a game. Without Juzang (6 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Butler III (4 straight), Richardson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Utah's 117. Call it Utah 116, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
1/01 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; George at 23 and Harden at 20 a game. Without Leonard (4 straight), Tucker (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Martin (2 straight), Lowry (2 straight), Richardson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 30 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20 and the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to the Clippers' 120. Call it the Clippers 115, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
12/15 @ TOR 125-104 — ATL notes
ATL won 125-104. ATL shot 51% (52 of 101) to TOR's 52%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 6 times to TOR's 25. The glass went 55-32 for them. Young led with 38 (15 of 29, 7 of 15 from three); Bogdanović added 20, Capela 18. The hinge was Q4, 38-26: a lead of 9 became 21, and the lead reached 24. Bey was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/16 @ CLE 119-127 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-127. ATL shot 48% (41 of 85) to CLE's 49%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 25 times to CLE's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 34-49 against them. Young led with 35 (11 of 21, 7 of 12 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Murray added 21, Hunter 18. Q3 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 105-90 against them. Okongwu's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/18 vs DET 130-124 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-124. ATL shot 54% (46 of 85) to DET's 51%, 16 of 36 from three. Young led with 31 (8 of 17, 4 of 11 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Bey added 21, Murray 20. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/20 @ HOU 134-127 — ATL notes
ATL won 134-127. ATL shot 52% (47 of 91) to HOU's 49%, 17 of 40 from three. Young led with 30 (10 of 18, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bogdanović added 22, Murray 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-29: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Bey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/22 @ MIA 113-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-122. ATL took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to MIA's 47%, 19 of 54 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIA's 30. Young led with 30 (10 of 22, 7 of 13 from three); Murray added 24, Bogdanović 23. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-79 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bey's -12 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Young at 33 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. Without Johnson (13 straight), Fernando (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Bane at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Smart (16 straight), Jackson (2 straight), Kennard (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-5 and the defense, Memphis allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Atlanta 118, Memphis 113.
12/26 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without LaVine (12 straight), Craig (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Murray at 22 a game. Without Johnson (14 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the line, where Atlanta takes 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 17. Call it Chicago 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/29 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Hunter (3 straight), Krejčí (2 straight), Fernando (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Sabonis at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 13 times a game to Sacramento's 9. Call it Atlanta 123, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kuzma at 19 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Murray at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Hunter (4 straight), Krejčí (3 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-11. Call it Washington 121, Atlanta 120, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIABA B. Adebayo
CM C. Martin
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JR J. Richardson
KL K. Love
KL K. Lowry
TH T. Herro
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
PM P. Mills
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
MIA/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Herro, Robinson help Heat stave off Young and the Hawks, 122-113
MIAMI -- — Trae Young made some history. So did Duncan Robinson , and that was the difference for Miami.
Tyler Herro scored 30 points, Robinson had 21 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Heat withstood another big night from Young on the way to a 122-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Robinson tied the most points he ever scored in a quarter; he also had 21 in the second quarter of a Heat win over Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2019.
“It shows you how much he's improved all across the board,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Young finished with 30 points and 13 assists for the Hawks — his sixth consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 assists. That ties the second-longest such streak in NBA history, one that only Oscar Robertson has topped.
Robertson had such a streak twice — a six-game stretch in January 1964, then a seven-game stretch spanning December 1964 to January 1965. The only other players with a five-game streak of 30 points and 10 assists: Tiny Archibald in 1973, Michael Jordan in 1989 and Russell Westbrook in 2017.
“You want that, to be held to a high standard,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “That's what I'm trying to do. That's the standard he holds himself to.”
Jaime Jaquez Jr . scored 19 points and Bam Adebayo finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Heat, who were down by 11 early in the third quarter before rallying.
Robinson scored 11 consecutive Miami points in the fourth, a stretch that ended when Herro hit a 3-pointer that put the Heat up 104-96 with 6:48 left.
“They've got a lot of guys who can play and they've got a system they can play,” Young said.
Dejounte Murray scored 24 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 20 of his 23 in the first half for the Hawks. Atlanta is 11-2 when scoring at least 123 points and is now 1-14 when it doesn’t score that many.
Bogdanovic had at least 20 points off the bench for the sixth consecutive game, the NBA’s longest run by a reserve since Herro did it in seven consecutive games for Miami during the 2021-22 season.
Miami typically does as good a defensive job against Young as anyone. He entered Friday averaging 20.5 points and 7.9 assists on 39% shooting in 24 career games against Miami. Only Dallas has held him to fewer points per game, only Utah has held him to fewer assists per game, and only Charlotte and the Jazz have held him to a lower field-goal percentage.
Young shot 10 for 22 and 7 of 13 from 3-point range on Friday. He had 16 of his 30 in the fourth.
“For us, it was just making him see different coverages,” Adebayo said.
UP NEXT
Hawks: Host Memphis on Saturday.
Heat: Host Philadelphia on Monday, the fourth game on the NBA’s five-game Christmas schedule.