Game ID: 22500423
Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 32 19 33 27 111MIA 32 31 27 36 126
ATL vs MIA ScoutingATL vs 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.
ATL availability going into 12/18 · 3 days' restOUT Young missed 22 since 10/31, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 12/06, out tonight
ATL availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 20 min since (72% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 5 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 20 min since (72% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 6 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 23 min since (83% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 7 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 26 min since (92% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 8 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 27 min since (98% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 9 since 12/06, out tonight
ATL availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 10 since 12/06, returns tonight: 17 min (71% of 24)
NEW Okongwu 31 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/31 after 10, 17 min since (71% of 24)
NEW Newell 11 to 17 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Jakučionis missed 5 since 12/03, returns tonight: 8 min (43% of 18)
BACK Herro back 12/09 after 2, 34 min since (110% of 31)
MIA availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 2 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Jakučionis back 12/18 after 5, 8 min since (43% of 18)
MIA availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 3 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Jakučionis back 12/18 after 5, 22 min since (121% of 18)
NEW Fontecchio 17 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 4 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 4 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Jakučionis back 12/18 after 5, 19 min since (104% of 18)
MIA availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 5 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 5 since 12/15, returns tonight: 30 min (112% of 26)
OUT Jović missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 21 min (123% of 17)
BACK Jakučionis back 12/18 after 5, 21 min since (117% of 18)
MIA availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 6 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 12/26 after 5, 30 min since (112% of 26)
BACK Jakučionis back 12/18 after 5, 20 min since (111% of 18)
BACK Jović back 12/26 after 4, 21 min since (123% of 17)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 21 min (65% of 32)
OUT Herro missed 7 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 12/26 after 5, 29 min since (108% of 26)
BACK Jović back 12/26 after 4, 23 min since (133% of 17)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 8 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 21 min since (65% of 32)
BACK Larsson back 12/26 after 5, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Jović back 12/26 after 4, 24 min since (139% of 17)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 9 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 27 min since (83% of 32)
BACK Larsson back 12/26 after 5, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Jović back 12/26 after 4, 24 min since (139% of 17)
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 123 a night and allowing 131, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Young at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porziņģis (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Jaquez Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Herro (5 straight), Larsson (5 straight), Jović (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 131 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Atlanta minus-5. Call it Atlanta 120, Miami 118, Miami keeping it close.
12/18 @ CHA 126-133 — ATL notes
ATL lost 126-133. ATL shot 52% (48 of 92) to CHA's 54%, 11 of 37 from three. Johnson led with 43 (16 of 27, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 28, Daniels 14. Q4 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 107-95 against them. Daniels's -13 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs SAS 98-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 98-126. ATL shot 40% (38 of 94) to SAS's 54%, 10 of 40 from three. The glass went 43-56 against them. Alexander-Walker led with 23 (7 of 18, 2 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); J. Johnson added 17, Risacher 11. Q4 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 30 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 102-72 against them. Alexander-Walker's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs CHI 150-152 — ATL notes
ATL lost 150-152. ATL shot 52% (51 of 98) to CHI's 58%, 23 of 47 from three, and got to the line 32 times to CHI's 39. Johnson led with 36 (12 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Young added 35, Okongwu 23. Q3 was theirs, 42-33, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 119-108 against them. Daniels's -11 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs CHI 123-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 123-126. ATL shot 51% (48 of 95) to CHI's 51%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CHI's 28. ATL turned it over 11 times to CHI's 16. The glass went 38-48 against them. Johnson led with 24 (11 of 23, 1 of 7 from three); Young added 22, Alexander-Walker 21. Q2 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 3 periods went 101-91 against them. They led by as many as 18. Alexander-Walker's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs MIA 111-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 111-126. ATL shot 47% (40 of 85) to MIA's 47%, 12 of 36 from three. ATL turned it over 21 times to MIA's 10, and MIA turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 42-52 against them. Young led with 30 (8 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Johnson added 24, Alexander-Walker 15. Q3 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. Risacher's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 29 and Young at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Porziņģis (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Bridges at 19 a game. Without McBride (6 straight), Shamet (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-8 and the defense, New York allowing 119 a night to Atlanta's 133. Call it New York 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/29 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. Without J. Williams (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Young at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Porziņģis (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 132 and the glass, where OKC has been minus-1 a night and Atlanta minus-11. Call it OKC 122, Atlanta 115.
12/31 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 134, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Young at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Porziņģis (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Randle at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 114 a night to Atlanta's 134 and the glass, where Minnesota has been minus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-11. Call it Minnesota 122, Atlanta 119, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/02 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Towns at 24 a game. Without Hart (3 straight), Shamet (17 straight), Robinson (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Alexander-Walker at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-9. Call it New York 124, Atlanta 119.
12/18 @ BKN 106-95 — MIA notes
MIA won 106-95. MIA shot 46% (41 of 89) to BKN's 39%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 19 times to BKN's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. Powell led with 24 (8 of 14, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Ware added 22, Jaquez Jr. 19. The hinge was Q4, 29-22: a lead of 4 became 11. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/19 @ BOS 116-129 — MIA notes
MIA lost 116-129. MIA took 20 more shots (102 to 82), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to BOS's 54%, 19 of 49 from three. Ware led with 24 (8 of 12, 6 of 7 from three); Powell added 18, Jakučionis 17. Q2 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 1 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. Jaquez Jr.'s -25 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ NYK 125-132 — MIA notes
MIA lost 125-132. MIA shot 47% (41 of 87) to NYK's 55%, 17 of 35 from three, and went to the line 35 times to NYK's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. Ware led with 28 (11 of 15, 5 of 7 from three); Jaquez Jr. added 23, Powell 22. Q1 was theirs, 37-30, but the other 3 periods went 102-88 against them. They led by as many as 10. Mitchell's -7 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs TOR 91-112 — MIA notes
MIA lost 91-112. MIA shot 40% (33 of 82) to TOR's 48%, 8 of 30 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Jaquez Jr. led with 21 (9 of 16); Powell added 17, Wiggins 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 82-63 against them. Wiggins's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 @ ATL 126-111 — MIA notes
MIA won 126-111. MIA shot 47% (49 of 104) to ATL's 47%, 11 of 36 from three. MIA turned it over 10 times to ATL's 21. The glass went 52-42 for them. Powell led with 25 (9 of 16, 2 of 8 from three); Larsson added 21, Wiggins 18. The hinge was Q2, 31-19: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/27 vs IND — 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 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 21 and Ware at 19 a game. Without Herro (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Nembhard at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nesmith (19 straight), Sheppard (9 straight), Toppin (28 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the arc, Miami at 36 percent from three to Indiana's 30. Call it Miami 119, Indiana 111.
12/29 vs DEN — 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 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 21 and Jaquez Jr. at 20 a game. Without Adebayo (2 straight), Herro (7 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Murray at 27 a game. Without Braun (20 straight), Johnson (2 straight), Gordon (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 43 percent from three to Miami's 37. Call it Miami 122, Denver 121, Denver keeping it close.
1/01 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Duren at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Jaquez Jr. at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Herro (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Detroit 120, Miami 118, Miami keeping it close.
1/03 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Jaquez Jr. at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Herro (9 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 33 and Randle at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and Minnesota minus-3. Call it Miami 121, Minnesota 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAW A. Wiggins
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JA Jakucionis
JO Jovic
KJ K. Jakučionis
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
ATLAN A. Newell
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
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
Norman Powell's 25 points lead Heat to 126-111 win over struggling Hawks
ATLANTA -- — Norman Powell had 25 points, Pelle Larsson scored a career-high 21 and the struggling Miami Heat handed the Atlanta Hawks their fifth straight loss, 126-111 on Friday night.
Kel'el Ware had 16 points and 13 rebounds in place of Bam Adebayo , who missed the game with a back injury. Andrew Wiggins had 18 points and Jamie Jaquez Jr. had 16 points off the bench.
The Heat had lost eight of nine games entering Friday, but got back over .500 at 16-15. Tyler Herro missed his eighth straight game with a toe injury. Larsson started after missing five games with a sprained left ankle.
Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points and he also had seven assists. Jalen Johnson added 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
Wiggins turned in one of the plays of the game in the fourth quarter. He saved the ball along the sideline after stealing an inbounds pass, got a return pass and hit a running reverse layup to stretch Miami's lead to 102-87 with 9:05 to play. A 9-0 run capped by an over-the-head layup by Powell later in the quarter pushed the lead to 17.
The Heat outrebounded the Hawks 52-42 and forced 21 turnovers while committing 12. That resulted in 19 more field goal attempts for Miami.
The Hawks fell to 5-10 at home and are the only team in the NBA with a winning record on the road (10-7) and a losing record at home.
Dyson Daniels returned for Atlanta after missing one game with right hip inflammation. He had eight points and six rebounds.
Up next Heat: Host Indiana on Saturday night.
Hawks: Host New York on Saturday night in their eighth back-to-back of the season, which is the most in the NBA.