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Heat And Hawks Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

On Saturday evening, the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks will face off at State Farm Arena in Georgia.  

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups. 

The Heat have ruled out Jimmy Butler, R.J. Hampton, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. 

Nikola Jovic, Kevin Love, Duncan Robinson, Dru Smith and Josh Richardson have all been upgraded to available.  

Meanwhile, the Hawks will be without Kobe Bufkin, Mouhamed Gueye, Seth Lundy and Miles Norris. 

Wesley Matthews has been upgraded to available. 

NBA's official injury report 

NBA's official injury report 

The starting lineups for both teams have been announced by Underdog NBA. 

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Heat will start Lowry, Robinson, Jaquez, Highsmith, Adebayo on Saturday."

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Hawks will start Young, Murray, Hunter, Johnson, Capela on Saturday."

The Heat come into the evening with a 4-4 record in their first eight games and are in the middle of a three-game winning streak. 

Most recently, they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 108-102, and Bam Adebayo led the team with 30 points in 36 minutes of playing time. 

Following the Hawks, the Heat will play their next game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday evening in Texas. 

As for the Hawks, they are 5-3 in their first eight games and most recently defeated the Orlando Magic by a score of 120-119 (in Mexico City). 

Trae Young led the way with 41 points and eight assists. 

They will play their next game on Tuesday evening against the Detroit Pistons (in Michigan). 

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