NOTES & QUOTES
Heat Starting Five: Antonio Snow, Dwyane Wade, Josh Richardson, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Hassan Whiteside
Summary: The Miami Heat traveled to Atlanta to take on the Hawks. Three weeks ago, they lost to Atlanta by 12 points and they were looking to even the series. Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young has been on a tear lately, putting up over 30 points against Charlotte in the Hawks’ last win.
Miami started the game playing tight defense as they took a 30-20 lead in the first quarter. Trae Young got hot in the second quarter, leading Atlanta to taking a 7 point lead at halftime. Miami’s second unit seemed to be running out of gas as Atlanta continued to build a lead. The Hawks finished with five players in double-digit scoring.
Despite his best efforts, Antonio Snow could not give his team the league. He had an opportunity to tie the game, but his foot was on the line, so he was only awarded two points leaving the Hawks up 112-111.
Key Stats for MIA: 50/88 (57%) - FG|3/13 (23%) –3PT| 38 – Fastbreak Points|82 – Points in Paint|6 - 2nd Chance Points| 54 – Bench Points|36 – Rebounds
Key Stats for ATL: 38/68 (56%) - FG|3/11 (27%) – 3PT|12 – Fastbreak Points|72 – Points in Paint|12 - 2nd Chance Points| 21 – Bench Points|47 – Rebounds
Antonio Snow on missed opportunity to tie the game: It was just one of those moments, you know? I thought I had cleared the line, but I hadn’t. But you don’t want games to have to come down to the moment. I can’t just look at that one thing as the reason we lost, just like it wouldn’t have just been that one thing if we had won the game.
Trae Young on Atlanta’s win streak: It’s a long season. There’s still a lot of basketball left to be played, but going on runs like this is always great for morale and I’m just happy I can do my part in the wins.
Miami Heat
Antonio Snow – 27 PTS, 6 AST
Bam Adebayo – 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
Hassan Whiteside – 13 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
Atlanta Hawks
Trae Young – 34 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST
John Collins – 19 PTS, 11 REB
Dewayne Dedmon – 18 PTS, 12 REB