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Miami Heat Defeat Atlanta Hawks 115-105

The Heat now lead the series 2-0.

Pat Benson

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Summary

After a blowout loss in Game One, the Atlanta Hawks showed significantly more resolve in Game Two. Unfortunately, their best still wasn't good enough. The Heat took the game and head to Atlanta with a 2-0 series lead.

With 2:30 left in the game, Trae Young had a good look to tie the game at 104. The three rattled out, and Jimmy Butler took it down the court for an uncontested dunk. It was a microcosm of the game.

Young had to grind out 25 points on 50% shooting, while Butler glided to a smooth 45-point performance. To make matters worse, Young turned the ball over 10 times. Danilo Gallinari finally cooled off for the Hawks, scoring just 2 points.

The game wasn't without some theatrics. While the Hawks made it clear they would not be bullied, Kyle Lowry took it upon himself to mess with fellow Philadelphia-native De'Andre Hunter. See the bizarre video below (which took place before they got double technicals).

Yeah, it was that kind of night in Miami. The Heat shot 29 free throws to the Hawks 14 attempts. The silver lining to tonight's game is Collins increasing his workload from 21 minutes to 29 minutes tonight. Also, Bogdan Bogdanovic led the team with 29 points in a fiery performance.

Post-Game Interviews

Hawks head coach Nate McMillan said, "I think the difference in the game tonight was turnovers. You can't have 19 turnovers in a playoff game and expect to win games. They scored 21 points off of our turnovers, a lot of those came in transition - 20 points in fastbreak points, and I thought that was the difference tonight."

A visibly displeased Trae Young answered questions quickly and candidly. "Obviously, we felt we let one slide. You can't let it linger too far. We got another game in a couple days."

Young then took a shot at the officials. "Obviously, we felt we let one slip away. But if the refs are going to let them be as physical as they are and not call fouls, I mean, it's going to be hard to really do anything anyways. So got to be a little bit better with knowing where we got to be and just be ready to take care of home."

Game Three is in Atlanta on Friday night. As always, we will have plenty of content for you between now and tip-off. Stay locked into Sports Illustrated's AllHawks.com for breaking news, highlights, and analysis.

Stats

Hawks Leaders

Bogdan Bogdanovic - 29 PTS, 4 REB

Trae Young - 25 PTS, 7 REB

De'Andre Hunter - 16 PTS, 2 REB

Heat Leaders

Jimmy Butler - 45 PTS, 5 REB

Tyler Herro - 15 PTS, 3 REB

Max Strus - 14 PTS, 4 REB

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Pat Benson
PAT BENSON

Pat Benson covers the Atlanta Hawks for Sports Illustrated's All Hawks. He has covered the NBA for several years and is the author of "Kobe Bryant's Sneaker History (1996-2020)".

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