Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks Play-In Preview and Details
CLASH OF TWO WORLDS
Both teams tied the season series at 2-2.
FOUGHT BATTLES
DECEMBER 28, 2024
Outcome:
Hawks won, 120-110
Scoring leaders (points):
Heat:
Tyler Herro (28)
Bam Adebayo (17)
Duncan Robinson (16)
Haywood Highsmith (14)
Alec Burks (10)
Hawks:
Jalen Johnson (28)
De’Andre Hunter (26)
Garrison Mathews (18)
Trae Young (11)
Larry Nance (10)
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Outcome:
Hawks won, 98-86
Scoring leaders (points):
Heat:
Andrew Wiggins (23)
Bam Adebayo (14)
Kyle Anderson (14)
Tyler Herro (11)
Hawks:
Onyeka Okongwu (17)
Caris LeVert (15)
Terance Mann (15)
Trae Young (11)
Georges Niang (11)
Dyson Daniels (10)
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Outcome:
Heat won, 131-109
Scoring leaders (points):
Hawks:
Dyson Daniels (18)
Trae Young (17)
Caris LeVert (17)
Onyeka Okongwu (13)
Terance Mann (13)
Zaccharie Risacher (11)
Heat:
Tyler Herro (24)
Duncan Robinson (24)
Davion Mitchell (20)
Bam Adebayo (20)
Andrew Wiggins (15)
Haywood Highsmith (14)
Kel’el Ware (12)
MARCH 27, 2025
Outcome:
Heat won, 122-112
Scoring leaders (points):
Hawks:
Trae Young (29)
Caris LeVert (17)
Onyeka Okongwu (15)
Vit Krejci (14)
Terance Mann (14)
Heat:
Tyler Herro (36)
Andrew Wiggins (16)
Davion Mitchell (16)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Alec Burks (11)
Haywood Highsmith (11)
Kyle Anderson (10)
NO PLACE LIKE HOME…OR THE ROAD
The Heat are 18-23 on the road.
The Hawks are 21-19 at home.
TEAM AVERAGES
Heat:
110.6 points scored
40.5 field goals (46.5%)
13.7 3-pointers (36.7%)
110.0 points allowed
12.0 second chance points scored
12.9 second chance points allowed
8.9 clutch points scored
10.3 clutch points allowed
Hawks:
118.2 points scored
43.4 field goals (47.2%)
13.5 3-pointers (35.8%)
119.3 points allowed
14.6 second chance points scored
13.7 second chance points allowed
9.8 clutch points scored
9.1 clutch points allowed
TEAM AVERAGES (vs. opponent)
Heat (vs. Hawks):
112.3 points scored
39.0 field goals (47.0%)
15.3 3-pointers (39.1%)
Hawks (vs. Heat):
109.8 points scored
42.0 field goals (49.7%)
13.5 3-pointers (37.2%)
LINE ‘EM UP
Heat:
PG: Tyler Herro
SG: Alec Burks
SF: Andrew Wiggins
PF: Bam Adebayo
C: Kel'el Ware
Hawks:
PG: Trae Young
SG: Dyson Daniels
PF: Mouhamed Gueye
PLAYER AVERAGES
Heat:
Herro: 23.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 5.5 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 3.3 3PM
Burks: 7.3 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.8 3PM
Wiggins: 18.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 2.2 3PM
Adebayo: 18.1 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 1.0 3PM
Ware: 9.3 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 0.5 3PM
Hawks:
Young: 24.2 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 11.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 2.9 3PM
Daniels: 14.1 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 4.4 APG, 3.0 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 1.1 3PM
Risacher: 12.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 1.6 3PM
Gueye: 6.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 0.6 3PM
Okongwu: 13.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG, 0.6 3PM
PLAYER AVERAGES (vs. opponent)
Heat (vs. Hawks):
Herro: 24.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 6.8 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.0 BPG, 3.0 3PM
Burks: 6.5 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.0 BPG, 1.5 3PM
Wiggins: 20.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 2.5 3PM
Adebayo: 15.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 0.5 3PM
Ware: 7.8 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 0.5 3PM
Hawks (vs. Heat):
Young: 17.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 12.3 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 2.3 3PM
Daniels: 12.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, 3.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 0.7 3PM
Risacher: 6.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.0 SPG, 0.0 BPG, 1.0 3PM
Gueye: 7.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 1.0 3PM
Okongwu: 15.0 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 1.3 3PM
TAKE NOTES
Hawks:
-Young is listed as PROBABLE due to an Achilles injury. The Hawks are 4-2 without him this season.
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