Game ID: 22500805
Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 16 35 24 22 97MIA 29 28 30 41 128
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 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 4 since 1/29, returns tonight: 31 min (99% of 31)
OUT Dennis missed 9 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 21 min since (97% of 22)
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 18 min since (160% of 11)
NEW Kispert 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Koloko 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 10 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 31 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 22 min since (99% of 22)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Newell 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 31 min since (99% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 13 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 11 min (80% of 14)
OUT Dennis missed 14 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (95% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 15 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 11 min since (80% of 14)
ATL availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 16 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 8 since 2/05, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 4 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (119% of 14)
ATL availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 17 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (118% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Newell back 2/26 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
MIA availability going into 2/06 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 11 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 35 min (118% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 25 min since (86% of 29)
BACK Ware back 1/28 after 4, 12 min since (53% of 22)
MIA availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 12 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 35 min since (118% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 26 min since (92% of 29)
MIA availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 13 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 26 min since (90% of 29)
MIA availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 14 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 2/01 after 6, 27 min since (94% of 29)
NEW Jakučionis 18 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Fontecchio 17 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/20 · 8 days' restOUT Herro missed 15 since 1/17, returns tonight: 23 min (74% of 31)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 25 min (84% of 30)
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 2/08, returns tonight: 32 min (121% of 26)
NEW Jakučionis 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Fontecchio 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/21 · back-to-backBACK Herro back 2/20 after 15, 23 min since (74% of 31)
BACK Powell back 2/06 after 3, 28 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Larsson back 2/20 after 3, 32 min since (121% of 26)
NEW Jakučionis 18 to 25 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 2/24 · 2 days' restBACK Herro back 2/20 after 15, 23 min since (74% of 31)
BACK Powell back 2/20 after 2, 26 min since (87% of 30)
BACK Larsson back 2/20 after 3, 33 min since (127% of 26)
NEW Jakučionis 18 to 25 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Herro back 2/20 after 15, 24 min since (77% of 31)
BACK Powell back 2/20 after 2, 27 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Larsson back 2/20 after 3, 34 min since (130% of 26)
MIA availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Herro back 2/20 after 15, 26 min since (83% of 31)
BACK Powell back 2/20 after 2, 23 min since (77% of 30)
BACK Larsson back 2/20 after 3, 34 min since (129% of 26)
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 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and McCollum at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wiggins at 21 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Powell (2 straight), Larsson (3 straight). 8 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 120 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Miami 118, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/07 vs CHA 119-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-126. ATL shot 49% (43 of 88) to CHA's 48%, 18 of 37 from three. ATL turned it over 10 times to CHA's 15. The glass went 30-49 against them. Johnson led with 31 (10 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Risacher added 18, Okongwu 16. Q1 was theirs, 35-32, but the other 3 periods went 94-84 against them. Kispert's -23 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 @ MIN 116-138 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-138. ATL shot 40% (40 of 99) to MIN's 60%, 14 of 45 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIN's 21 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. McCollum led with 38 (12 of 25, 5 of 9 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 23, Okongwu 14. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 25 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 113-85 against them. Okongwu's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ CHA 107-110 — ATL notes
ATL lost 107-110. ATL shot 44% (37 of 84) to CHA's 38%, 10 of 36 from three. Daniels led with 21 (9 of 12); Johnson added 19, Okongwu 18. Q4 was theirs, 32-21, the deficit cut from 14 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-75 against them. Daniels's -10 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/19 @ PHI 117-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-107. ATL shot 43% (38 of 89) to PHI's 38%, 10 of 32 from three. Johnson led with 32 (9 of 22, 0 of 5 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); McCollum added 23, Daniels 15. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: a lead of 4 became 10. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/20 vs MIA 97-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 97-128. ATL shot 38% (36 of 95) to MIA's 52%, 16 of 38 from three. ATL turned it over 13 times to MIA's 8, and MIA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 46-58 against them. Okongwu led with 22 (8 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); Alexander-Walker added 20, McCollum 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 100-62 against them. Alexander-Walker's -25 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs BKN — 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 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and McCollum at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Traore at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Claxton (3 straight), Saraf (2 straight), Johnson (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 122 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-0 a night and Atlanta minus-6. Call it Atlanta 115, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/24 vs WAS — 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 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and McCollum at 23 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Hardy at 13 and Vukcevic at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Sarr (4 straight), Whitmore (35 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-8 and the line, where Atlanta takes 27 free throws a game to Washington's 18. Call it Atlanta 120, Washington 114.
2/26 vs WAS — 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 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and McCollum at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Watkins at 14 and Hardy at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Sarr (5 straight), Whitmore (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-9 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 109 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Atlanta 119, Washington 112.
3/01 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and McCollum at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 20 and Holiday at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Avdija (3 straight), Sharpe (9 straight), Love (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and Portland minus-5 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 107 a night to Portland's 116. Call it Atlanta 118, Portland 110.
2/06 @ BOS 96-98 — MIA notes
MIA lost 96-98. MIA shot 42% (35 of 84) to BOS's 42%, 13 of 40 from three. Wiggins led with 26 (10 of 16, 5 of 7 from three); Powell added 24, Adebayo 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-15, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. They led by as many as 22.
2/08 @ WAS 132-101 — MIA notes
MIA won 132-101. MIA shot 47% (49 of 104) to WAS's 42%, 21 of 47 from three. The glass went 60-42 for them. Adebayo led with 22 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Jakučionis added 22, Powell 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-19: a lead of 4 became 22, and the lead reached 32. Adebayo was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
2/09 vs UTA 111-115 — MIA notes
MIA lost 111-115. MIA shot 42% (33 of 79) to UTA's 42%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 44 times to UTA's 31 — 30 points from the stripe to their 27. The glass went 43-58 against them. Wiggins led with 26 (9 of 18, 4 of 11 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Adebayo added 23, Jakučionis 20. Q1 was theirs, 32-26, but the other 3 periods went 89-79 against them. They led by as many as 15. Jaquez Jr.'s -12 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ NOP 123-111 — MIA notes
MIA won 123-111. MIA shot 41% (42 of 102) to NOP's 46%, 14 of 47 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NOP's 19 — 25 points from the stripe to their 16. MIA turned it over 8 times to NOP's 13. The glass went 56-46 for them. Adebayo led with 27 (6 of 19, 2 of 9 from three, 13 of 17 at the line); Jaquez Jr. added 23, Ware 16. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 17. Fontecchio was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/20 @ ATL 128-97 — MIA notes
MIA won 128-97. MIA shot 52% (52 of 100) to ATL's 38%, 13 of 35 from three. MIA turned it over 8 times to ATL's 13. The glass went 58-46 for them. Herro led with 24 (9 of 14, 2 of 4 from three); Adebayo added 17, Powell 15. The hinge was Q4, 41-22: a lead of 12 became 31, and the lead reached 34. Adebayo was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/21 vs MEM — 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 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Adebayo at 21 and Powell at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Prosper at 19 and Jerome at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Aldama (5 straight), Coward (2 straight), Clayton Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-9 and the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to Memphis's 121. Call it Miami 120, Memphis 112.
2/24 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Rollins at 21 a game. Without Gia. Antetokounmpo (11 straight), Prince (47 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Powell at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 28 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 18 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee plus-3. Call it Miami 117, Milwaukee 114, Milwaukee keeping it close.
2/26 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Edgecombe at 19 a game. Without George (11 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Wiggins at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the defense, Miami allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 121. Call it Miami 119, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/28 vs HOU — 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 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Adebayo at 21 and Herro at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Jović (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Smith Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 104 a night to Miami's 116 and the line, where Miami takes 27 free throws a game to Houston's 17. Call it Miami 116, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JA Jakucionis
JO Jovic
KJ K. Jakučionis
KJ K. Johnson
KW K. Ware
MG M. Gardner
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Herro
ATLCK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
JL J. Landale
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
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
Herro scores 24 points in return to help the Heat beat the Hawks 128-97
ATLANTA -- — Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his return from a rib injury and the Miami Heat never trailed in a 128-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Bam Adebayo had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Miami, and Norman Powell added 15 points in his first game since participating in his first All-Star game. Kel'el Ware had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Jalen Johnson had 16 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for Atlanta for his 11th triple-double of the season. It is the most in franchise history for a single season and leads the Eastern Conference.
Oneka Okongwu led Atlanta with 22 points. CJ McCollum had 20 points off the bench. He hit four 3-pointers.
Herro played his 12th game of the season. He missed the last 15 because of a rib injury and returned with a flak jacket.
He came off the bench and did not seem restricted at all, scoring 16 points in the first half. Herro also has missed time with ankle and toe injuries.