Miami ranks in the top of the league in field goal and free throw percentage. “That’s the way we do it. We share the ball, and it is usually the recipe for success for us”. Miami is a much improved team from the unit that has dropped six straight to Atlanta. “We’re not too anxious about it. It’s a matter of us getting better each game”.
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“Regardless of what the (injury) circumstances are, we always like to look at opportunities for guys to continue to develop and grow”, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “We were flying around, so we can build on that defensively”.
What helped put the Heat in that hole was a disastrous start to the second quarter, where they missed 11 of their first 12 shots.
HOUSTON – Dwight Howard paired 23 points with 14 rebounds and all five Houston starters scored in double figures as the Rockets held off Orlando in overtime at Toyota Center.
The Hawks did almost everything right offensively, scoring 60 points, hitting 59 percent of their shots, handing out 16 assists and committing just six turnovers on Wednesday night.
“My team-mates are finding me, and I’m just finishing it”, he said.
He is shooting 76.3 percent from the field so far, and that is the best four-game start of anyone since 1986. He also finished with 10 rebounds.
“I’m just trying to get Hassan to understand that, and know that the game can be very deadly”, Wade said of the impact Whiteside can have on both ends of the court.
-First debut for the Birdman, who came in after McRoberts picked up his fifth foul in his nine minutes of playing time. He scored nine in the period.
Dennis Schroder set a career-high for 3-pointers in a game with three, all in the third quarter. Keep in mind, there were 8.7 seconds left in this close game against the Miami Heat. The Hawks immediately went on an 11-2 run when he checked out.
For example, in RHJ’s 79 minutes this season, the Nets are outscoring opponents by an average of 15.8 points per 100 possessions.
Numbers: The two teams split two games last season; Minnesota’s one-point victory at home February 4 was the first home win vs. Miami since 2008. He finished with 10. Brooklyn even led Atlanta at the half, but a few of the lineups from Lionel Hollins were baffling. The Hawks were eventually swept by Cleveland in the East finals, so a mere four-game winning streak early this season doesn’t have them particularly excited.
The Heat went into the game appreciative of what the Hawks have been able to build these past two seasons. Horford didn’t try a 3-pointer Tuesday….
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But a pair of 3-pointers, from Justin Holiday and Kyle Korver then allowed the Hawks to move up 85-76.
