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Hawks 112, Heat 102
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
MIAMI — The Atlanta Hawks won their fourth game in a row, defeating the Miami Heat 112-102 on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Hawks (11-6), winners of six of their past seven games, were led by guards Jeff Teague (27 points), Kyle Korver (18 points) and reserve guard Dennis Schroeder (a career-high 16 points).
Miami (9-9), which has lost two games in a row, fell to 4-6 at home this season. The Heat were led by forward Chris Bosh (27 points, 11 rebounds) and guard Dwyane Wade (a season-high 28 points). Guard Mario Chalmers added 19 points and 11 assists.
Atlanta opened the game play unselfishly. The Hawks had 11 assists on 11 first-quarter field goals. Sharing the ball in such a fashion allowed them to shoot 52.4 percent, taking a 27-18 lead after the first quarter.
Miami used a 16-4 second-quarter run to pull within two points at 49-47. Atlanta, though, scored the next six points and held on for a 55-47 halftime lead.
After shooting just 42.9 percent in the first quarter, the Heat shot 62.3 percent in the second.
Turnovers were a problem, however, with 12 in the first half — four more than Atlanta. Wade had 4 of Miami’s first-half turnovers.
In the third quarter, Miami closed to within one point at 63-62. But Atlanta closed the third quarter on a 25-10 run.
The Hawks shot 75 percent from the floor in the third quarter, and they got 10 points in the period from Teague.
NOTES: F Josh McRoberts made his first start for the Heat. … Miami PG Norris Cole (flu, dislocated finger) sat out the game and was replaced in the starting lineup by G Mario Chalmers. … Heat C Chris “Birdman” Andersen (ankle) is still out. … Miami was just 4-5 at home in November. … Before Wednesday’s game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra spoke highly of Hawks SG Kyle Korver: “The way he is shooting the ball is fairly historic.” … That praise was in stark contrast to Boston Celtics G Evan Turner, who said Korver “can’t defend to save his life.” Turner said that after the Hawks overcame a 23-point deficit on Tuesday night to beat Boston, helped by a team-high 24 points from Korver, who made 6 of 7 on 3-pointers. … The Hawks play Friday at the Brooklyn Nets. … Miami will embark on a five-game road trip, which is tied for the longest it will play all season.
