GAME 12: Miami Heat (8-2) @ Atlanta Hawks (9-2)
The missed layups were the name of the game as the Hawks were downed by the Heat 112-105.
SG Joe Johnson (14 pt, 7 ast) continued to struggle as
SG Jamal Crawford (11 pt, 3 ast) could not pick up the slack for him.
PF Josh Smith (9 pt, 9 reb) was kept on the bench because of foul trouble.
SG Dwyane Wade (28 pt, 7 reb, 4 ast) was named the player of the game as he and the Heat defeated the Hawks to give them their third loss of the season.
SF Michael Beasley (18 pt, 14 reb) continues his strong second season as he also dominated the Hawks inside the paint grabbing points and rebounds.
One bright spot of this game comes in the form of
PG Jeff Teague (18 pt, 3 ast). In just eleven minutes, Teague scored more than any player on the Hawks team.
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Scoreboard
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
Hawks (9-3)
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| 21
| 36
| 17
| 31
| 0 | 105
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Heat (9-2)
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| 23
| 30
| 28
| 31
| 0 | 112
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Next Game: The Hawks will try to bounce back against the Houston Rockets at the Phillips Arena. The Rockets are 4-8 so far in the season and C Yao Ming has been sporting an injury, but he will be active on Friday night's game.