The Atlanta Hawks (11-8, 7-3 Home), one of the league’s top scoring teams, host the Miami Heat (9-11, 1-7 Away) on Sunday. Miami edged past the Washington Wizards 110-107 at FTX Arena on Friday. Bam Adebayo was the standout player with 38 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists. The Heat are 11th in the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta fell short on Friday at Toyota Center, falling to the Houston Rockets 128-122. Trae Young had 44 points to lead the team in scoring in the loss. With 39 points, Dejounte Murray also had an impressive game. The Hawks are fifth in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. They last met in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round when the Heat eliminated the Hawks with a 97-94 victory at FTX Arena on April 26. Miami won three out of four regular season games between the teams last season, including a 113-109 triumph in their last meeting at FTX Arena on April 8.
Young led the game in scoring with 35 points and eight assists in defeat. Adebayo had 24 points and four assists for the Heat.The Heat have been led this season by Adebayo, who is averaging 19.9 points per game, best in the NBA. Adebayo also has grabbed 9.5 rebounds per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 6.1 assists. Young has powered the Hawks’ offense, averaging 28.6 points per game. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the NBA. Young also has tallied 9.1 assists per game, most in the league.
Clint Capela has posted 11.9 rebounds per game. With 114.8 points per game, the Hawks are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (5th). The Heat are 4-6 in their last 10 games at State Farm Arena. Miami has lost seven straight away from FTX Arena this season.
Miami is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -0.8 (109.0-109.8). Atlanta has also split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 114.1 points per game on average while scoring only 113.4 (-0.7 margin).
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Caleb Martin: 24.2 | 17.9 | +6.3
Gabe Vincent: 7.0 | 15.1 | -8.1
Points per game:
Caleb Martin: 16.2 | 10.9 | +5.3
Tyler Herro: 14.0 | 18.7 | -4.7
Rebounds per game:
Kyle Lowry: 6.4 | 5.0 | +1.5
Assists per game:
Kyle Lowry: 7.6 | 6.1 | +1.6
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
AJ Griffin: 16.6 | 11.6 | +5.0
Rebounds per game:
Onyeka Okongwu: 8.2 | 6.3 | +1.9
John Collins: 4.6 | 7.1 | -2.5
Assists per game:
Dejounte Murray: 4.4 | 6.9 | -2.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Atlanta Hawks -5.5 (-115)
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