Hawks vs Heat: Starting Lineups

The Hawks and the Heat just revealed their starting lineups ahead of their game today

Apr 9, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) is defended by Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat are getting set to tipoff in Atlanta and both teams just revealed their starting lineups for today's game.

Hawks

G- Trae Young

G - Vit Krejci

F - Zaccharie Risacher

F - Jalen Johnson

C - Clint Capela

Heat

G - Duncan Robinson

G - Tyler Herro

F - Haywood Highsmith

F - Jaime Jaquez

C - Bam Adebayo

After beating the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, the Atlanta Hawks are back at home to face the Miami Heat and looking to get their third straight win. This is a big game when it comes to the Eastern Conference Standings, as the Heat are just a 0.5 game in front of Atlanta for 6th in the East.

Our owh Rohan Raman previewed the game earlier today:

"Coming into tonight's game, the Hawks are 7th in the NBA in PPG, 14th in FG%, 20th in 3PA, 18th in 3P%, 3rd in FTA, 27th in turnovers, and 4th in rebounding. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 15th in points per 100 possessions, 20th in effective field goal percentage, 19th in turnover percentage, 7th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 6th in free throw rate.

Currently, the Hawks rank 27th in PPG allowed, 20th in field goal percentage allowed, 30th in three-point attempts allowed, and 30th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 17th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 28th in effective field goal percentage allowed.

Miam is a balanced team that shoots well from deep without turning the ball over. The Heat are 18th in PPG, 21st in FG%, 10th in three point attempts, 6th in 3P%, 9th in free throw attempts, 19th in rebounding, and 6th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, Miami is 11th in points per 100 possessions, 19th in effective field goal percentage, 7th in turnover percentage, 21st in offensive rebounding percentage, and 4th in free throw rate.

Defensively, the Heat play a really solid brand of team defense. They rank 6th in PPG allowed, 12th in FG%, 13th in three point attempts allowed, and 14th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Miami is 11th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 12th in effective field goal percentage.

One of the keys to this game is going to be slowing down Herro, which I expect to fall on Dyson Daniels. Daniels has been one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA this year. Although he didn't have a great game against LaVine, he'll need to return to his usual form against Herro. I am also interested in seeing whether Jalen Johnson can break a Miami defense that has given him some trouble in recent years. Last season, they held Johnson to 9, 15 and 13 points on lackluster efficiency across three games. It will be interesting to see if Miami puts Adebayo on him for an extended period or if they use a combination of Highsmith/Jaquez Jr. Jaquez Jr's sophomore season has been less impressive offensively, but his defense has taken a noticeable leap. He was critical to the Heat's win agaisnt Orlando where he racked up five steals and a block.

Although it wasn't the most efficient performance, DeAndre Hunter did have 23 points and 11 rebounds against the Heat in the Hawks' play-in game last season. He has been a pleasant surprise for Atlanta as one of the best sixth men in basketball this year. His strong play has been a critical reason why the Hawks have the third-most points off the bench this year. After another great performance against the Bulls, it will be interesting to see if he can have another scoring outburst. On the Miami side, Duncan Robinson getting hot can change things in a hurry. If the Hawks do not have Bogdanovic, they'll have to run Robinson off the line and keep him under wraps."

Odds

According to Fanduel Sportsbook, Atlanta is a two-point favorite tonight against the Heat, and the total is set at 225.5.