MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – On Friday night time, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Miami Heat 111-110 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference sequence to chop the Heat’s result in 2-1.
Tyler Herro led all scorers for the Heat scoring 24 factors.
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Jimmy Butler scored 20 factors and missed the potential game-winning shot on the buzzer.
Trae Young led all scorers for the Hawks and had the lead-taking floater with 4.4 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 16-point deficit within the second half to beat top-seeded Miami 111-110 on Friday night time.
Jimmy Butler missed a jumper with 12.6 seconds left that would’ve given the Heat a three-point cushion.
He missed once more on an off-balance 3 on the buzzer with De’Andre Hunter in his face to present the Hawks a burst of hope within the best-of-seven sequence.
Game 4 is Sunday night time in Atlanta.
P.J. Tucker led a 21-0 run within the third quarter that pushed the Heat to an 84-68 lead and seemingly on cruise management to a 3-0 lead.
But Young and the Hawks wouldn’t allow them to get away.
The Heat additionally had been coping with an harm to level guard Kyle Lowry, who went out within the third quarter with a hamstring downside and didn’t return.
He’ll endure checks Saturday to find out the severity of the harm.
Young completed with 24 factors regardless of one other stout defensive effort by the Heat.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18, Hunter 17, and three others scored in double figures to take among the strain off the star guard.
Coming off a 45-point effort in Game 3, Butler was held to twenty on this one and missed a golden likelihood to present Miami a stranglehold on the sequence.
Max Strus additionally had 20 factors.
The Hawks led by 11 within the first half and had been nonetheless up 68-63 when Hunter hit a 3-pointer with just below eight minutes remaining within the third.
That’s when Miami abruptly took management of a recreation that was delayed about 45 minutes after a suspicious package deal was discovered exterior State Farm Arena earlier than the sport.
The Heat turned up their stifling protection, knocked down pictures, and silenced a sellout crowd that was used to seeing the Hawks win at residence.
Tucker scored eight factors within the six-minute spree, however his greatest work got here on the different finish on Young.
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Leaning on him a lot that Young shoved him away in frustration on an inbounds play, the 36-year-old Tucker used each trick within the ebook to stifle simply the second participant in NBA historical past to steer the league in complete factors and assists.
Even although Young hit solely 2 of seven pictures within the first half, the Hawks led on the break for the primary time within the sequence.
Danilo Gallinari had 11 factors, 5 Atlanta gamers made 3’s and the Hawks had been up 61-54 heading to the locker room.
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE
Tipoff was delayed after the suspicious package deal was discovered exterior Gate 2 of the world, close to a stairwell that gives entry to a MARTA subway station.
Three gates had been closed, stopping followers from coming into whereas police, Ok-9 models, and area safety cleared the realm and investigated the package deal.
A bomb squad safely eliminated the package deal after it was discovered to not be explosive, clearing the best way for the entrances to be opened.
Even with the delay, many followers had been nonetheless slowed down in lengthy traces exterior the world when the sport started. But the place was hopping on the finish of the night time
TIP-INS
Heat: Tucker had 11 factors.
Butler almost had a triple-double with 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Bam Adebayo had 13 factors and 11 rebounds.
Hawks: John Collins began once more at middle rather than injured Clint Capela, who has but to play within the sequence, however wasn’t a lot of an element.
Struggling once more with an injured finger, Collins managed simply six factors and 5 rebounds.
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The Hawks have constructed fairly a home-court benefit since mid-January, successful 21 of their final 24 video games within the A-T-L.
They’ll go for his or her seventh straight residence win in Game 4.
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