The Hawks constructed their win round Trae Young‘s 25 issues.
Atlanta’s bench blended to attain 53 issues to silence the Miami house crowd and ship the Hawks into an Eastern Conference first-round playoff sequence in opposition to the Boston Celtics.
Miami will now face the winner of Wednesday’s sport between Toronto and Chicago to resolve the 8th and ultimate seed within the Eastern Conference playoffs.
“We brought the physicality to them,” Young stated after the win. “They’re known for being a very physical team and trying to bully a lot of teams on the defensive end.
“And if you do not fit their physicality you’ll get beat. Tonight I feel we matched their physicality and it confirmed.”
Young led a superb all-round offensive team effort from Atlanta, which saw seven players finish in double figures.
Dejounte Murray posted 18 points, while Saddiq Bey added 17.
Atlanta took a stranglehold on the game after a dominant first-half display, outhustling a sluggish Miami line-up at both ends of the court to quickly open up a double-digit lead.
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The Hawks moved 9 issues transparent on the finish of the primary quarter at 36-27 after which speeded up away in the second one to guide by way of 24 issues at 63-39.
Only a past due 11-0 Miami run to near the 1/2 — Kyle Lowry taking his first-half tally to 19 issues — saved the scoreline decent however Atlanta however nonetheless reached half-time with a hefty 65-50 lead.
Young led the Atlanta scoring within the first 1/2 with 13 issues and 6 assists, together with one excellent behind-the-back cross in the second one quarter to arrange a three-pointer for Bey.
Clint Capela additionally delivered an enormous defensive efficiency for Atlanta, hauling in 21 rebounds and making two the most important blocks within the first 1/2 to stymie Miami’s offense.
Miami rallied to start out the second one 1/2 with a 13–4 run and closed to inside 5 issues at one level within the 3rd quarter.
However, the Hawks controlled to thwart Miami’s comeback makes an attempt.
(With company inputs)