Game ID: 22401062
Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 22 38 33 29 122ATL 32 23 25 32 112
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 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 13 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 7 since 3/07, returns tonight: 14 min (80% of 18)
OUT Love missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 3/15 after 2, 23 min since (133% of 18)
MIA availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 30 min (93% of 32)
OUT Jović missed 14 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 3/08, returns tonight: 6 min (51% of 11)
BACK Anderson back 3/15 after 2, 23 min since (133% of 18)
BACK Burks back 3/19 after 7, 14 min since (80% of 18)
MIA availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Rozier missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 15 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/21 after 2, 30 min since (93% of 32)
BACK Burks back 3/19 after 7, 9 min since (51% of 18)
BACK Love back 3/21 after 7, 6 min since (51% of 11)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Rozier missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 16 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 20 min (114% of 18)
BACK Wiggins back 3/21 after 2, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Burks back 3/19 after 7, 9 min since (50% of 18)
BACK Love back 3/21 after 7, 6 min since (51% of 11)
NEW Ware 22 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Rozier missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 17 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/21 after 2, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Anderson back 3/25 after 3, 20 min since (114% of 18)
BACK Burks back 3/19 after 7, 13 min since (72% of 18)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Rozier missed 5 since 3/19, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 26)
OUT Jović missed 18 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/21 after 2, 31 min since (99% of 32)
BACK Anderson back 3/25 after 3, 19 min since (108% of 18)
BACK Burks back 3/19 after 7, 13 min since (75% of 18)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 19 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/21 after 2, 31 min since (99% of 32)
BACK Rozier back 3/29 after 5, 4 min since (16% of 26)
BACK Anderson back 3/25 after 3, 19 min since (110% of 18)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 20 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Love missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 3/29 after 5, 18 min since (71% of 26)
BACK Anderson back 3/25 after 3, 20 min since (116% of 18)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 31 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 21 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 5 since 3/25, returns tonight: 11 min (46% of 24)
OUT Love missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 3/29 after 5, 18 min since (71% of 26)
BACK Anderson back 3/25 after 3, 21 min since (120% of 18)
NEW Larsson 14 to 20 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 24 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 3 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 7 since 3/04, returns tonight: 10 min (57% of 18)
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 43 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 23 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 3/10 after 10, 19 min since (93% of 20)
BACK Barlow back 3/12 after 4, 16 min since (154% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/22 · 3 days' restOUT Johnson missed 25 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT LeVert missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 24 min (92% of 27)
OUT Capela missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 44 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 24 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 3/10 after 10, 21 min since (105% of 20)
BACK Mathews back 3/18 after 7, 10 min since (57% of 18)
BACK Barlow back 3/12 after 4, 18 min since (164% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/23 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 26 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 45 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 25 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 24 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Mathews back 3/18 after 7, 10 min since (57% of 18)
BACK Barlow back 3/12 after 4, 17 min since (158% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 27 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 6 min (37% of 18)
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 46 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 26 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (100% of 27)
NEW Barlow 11 to 17 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 28 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 47 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 27 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 24 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Mathews back 3/18 after 7, 8 min since (47% of 18)
NEW Barlow 11 to 16 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 3/30 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 29 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 48 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 28 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 25 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Mathews back 3/18 after 7, 8 min since (47% of 18)
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 30 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 29 since 1/27, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 12)
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 25 min since (93% of 27)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 31 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 50 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 32 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 11 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 11 since 3/12, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 51 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 15 free throws a game; Wiggins at 27 and Herro at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Rozier (4 straight), Jović (17 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Risacher at 18 a game. Without Johnson (28 straight), Capela (7 straight), Wallace (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 116 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-1 a night and Miami minus-6. Call it Miami 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/19 vs DET 113-116 — MIA notes
MIA lost 113-116. MIA shot 49% (44 of 90) to DET's 51%, 10 of 32 from three. The glass went 37-47 against them. Adebayo led with 30 (12 of 24, 2 of 5 from three); Herro added 29, Ware 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-81 against them. They led by as many as 12.
3/21 vs HOU 98-102 — MIA notes
MIA lost 98-102. MIA shot 52% (38 of 73) to HOU's 46%, 10 of 24 from three, and got to the line 14 times to HOU's 21. MIA turned it over 20 times to HOU's 15, and HOU turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 34-46 against them. Wiggins led with 30 (10 of 13, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Adebayo added 16, Ware 16. Q1 was theirs, 27-23, but the other 3 periods went 79-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Robinson's -11 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 vs CHA 122-105 — MIA notes
MIA won 122-105. MIA shot 57% (47 of 82) to CHA's 47%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 20 times to CHA's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. MIA turned it over 10 times to CHA's 19. Wiggins led with 42 (16 of 21, 6 of 8 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Herro added 29, Mitchell 12. The hinge was Q2, 37-21: MIA came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 24. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/25 vs GSW 112-86 — MIA notes
MIA won 112-86. MIA shot 56% (43 of 77) to GSW's 40%, 17 of 25 from three. Adebayo led with 27 (9 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Herro added 20, Burks 17. The hinge was Q4, 29-16: a lead of 13 became 26. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
3/27 vs ATL 122-112 — MIA notes
MIA won 122-112. MIA shot 54% (44 of 82) to ATL's 52%, 18 of 33 from three, and went to the line 20 times to ATL's 11 — 16 points from the stripe to their 8. Herro led with 36 (13 of 17, 4 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Mitchell added 16, Wiggins 16. The hinge was Q2, 38-23: MIA came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 21. Adebayo was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/29 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Edwards at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Maxey (13 straight), Oubre Jr. (8 straight), Walker IV (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wiggins at 24 and Herro at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Rozier (5 straight), Jović (18 straight), Robinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 47 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33 and the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 125. Call it Miami 115, Philadelphia 110.
3/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 19 and Sarr at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Coulibaly (11 straight), George (3 straight), Brogdon (20 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 100, shooting 53 percent and 50 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Wiggins at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Jović (19 straight), Robinson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 50 percent from three to Washington's 33 and the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Miami 117, Washington 108.
4/02 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 98, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Wiggins at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Jović (20 straight), Robinson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 47 percent from three to Boston's 38 and the defense, Miami allowing 98 a night to Boston's 105. Call it Boston 113, Miami 109, Miami keeping it close.
4/03 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 98, shooting 52 percent and 48 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Wiggins (3 straight), Jović (21 straight), Robinson (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Morant at 28 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jackson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 98 a night to Memphis's 123 and the arc, Miami at 48 percent from three to Memphis's 38. Call it Miami 118, Memphis 112.
3/18 @ CHA 134-102 — ATL notes
ATL won 134-102. ATL shot 54% (50 of 93) to CHA's 45%, 22 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CHA's 21. ATL turned it over 10 times to CHA's 17. Young led with 31 (11 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Daniels added 22, Risacher 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-23: a lead of 13 became 26, and the lead reached 36. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
3/22 vs GSW 124-115 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-115. ATL shot 57% (49 of 86) to GSW's 46%, 15 of 36 from three, and got to the line 18 times to GSW's 26. ATL turned it over 14 times to GSW's 9, and GSW turned those into 8 steals. Young led with 25 (9 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Niang added 23, Okongwu 22. The hinge was Q1, 40-23: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 22.
3/23 vs PHI 132-119 — ATL notes
ATL won 132-119. ATL shot 55% (48 of 87) to PHI's 44%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to PHI's 37. Young led with 28 (7 of 12, 4 of 6 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Risacher added 22, Niang 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/25 @ HOU 114-121 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-121. ATL took 10 more shots (103 to 93), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to HOU's 45%, 15 of 49 from three, and got to the line 15 times to HOU's 29. Young led with 19 (7 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Daniels added 19, Risacher 18. Q4 was theirs, 40-27, the deficit cut from 20 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-74 against them. Young's -18 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ MIA 112-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-122. ATL shot 52% (43 of 83) to MIA's 54%, 18 of 41 from three, and got to the line 11 times to MIA's 20. Young led with 29 (10 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); LeVert added 17, Okongwu 15. Q1 was theirs, 32-22, but the other 3 periods went 100-80 against them. They led by as many as 14. Young's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lopez at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Lillard (5 straight), Portis (20 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Okongwu at 16 a game. Without Johnson (29 straight), Capela (8 straight), Wallace (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-9 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 23 free throws a game to Atlanta's 16. Call it Milwaukee 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/01 vs POR — 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 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Risacher at 19 a game. Without Johnson (30 straight), Capela (9 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Sharpe at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Grant (10 straight), Ayton (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Portland's 34. Call it Atlanta 121, Portland 114.
4/02 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Marshall at 18 and Washington at 16 a game. Without Lively II (36 straight), Exum (8 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 18 a game. Without Johnson (31 straight), Capela (10 straight), Mathews (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 123 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 14 times a game to Dallas's 11. Call it Dallas 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/05 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Daniels at 18 a game. Without Johnson (32 straight), Capela (11 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 21 a game. Without Brunson (14 straight), McBride (7 straight), Tucker (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Atlanta 117, New York 116, New York keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLCL C. LeVert
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
GN G. Niang
KR Krejci
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
MIAAB A. Burks
AW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
HH H. Highsmith
KA K. Anderson
KW K. Ware
PL P. Larsson
TH T. Herro
ATL/MIA 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 scores 36, Heat shake off slow start to beat Hawks 122-112 for 3rd consecutive victory
MIAMI -- — Tyler Herro scored 36 points, Davion Mitchell and Andrew Wiggins each added 16 and the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 122-112 on Thursday night for their third straight win.
Bam Adebayo had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which trailed by 14 in the first quarter but controlled the second half.
Trae Young had 29 points and 12 assists for the Hawks, who got 17 points from Caris LeVert and 15 from Oneyka Okongwu.
The win moved the Heat (32-41) within three games of Atlanta (35-38) for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, both having nine games left to play. Miami's win also clinched a playoff berth for the New York Knicks and eliminated the Brooklyn Nets from postseason contention.
Takeaways Hawks: Young's 11th assist moved him past Wilt Chamberlain (4,643) for 85th on the NBA's career list. Young is on pace to lead the NBA in total assists for the third time in the last four seasons.
Heat: Herro is 31 for 46 (.674) from the field in Miami’s last three games, along with 10 of 15 (.667) from 3-point range. He’s averaging 28.3 points in that span.
Key moment The biggest shot of the night for Miami might have been Herro's 3-pointer with 2:18 left, coming one possession after Atlanta got within five — the closest the Hawks had been in the second half.
Key stat Mitchell had a quirky streak end. He had scored exactly 12 points in each of his last five Heat games. He was the second player with such a streak in NBA history; the other was Benoit Benjamin in 1988. But Mitchell's 3-pointer with 8:11 left gave him 13 points Thursday.
Up next Atlanta finishes a three-game road trip Sunday in Milwaukee. Miami starts a three-game trip Saturday in Philadelphia.