Miami Heat (15-15, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (15-16, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Atlanta takes on Miami looking to snap a three-game losing streak at home.
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The Hawks have a 9-11 record against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta is 6-11 against teams above .500.
The Heat are 9-10 in the Eastern Conference. The Heat have an 8-8 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Hawks averaged 118.8 points per game, 1.2 points higher than the Heat’s 117.6 points. The Heat shot 47.0% from the field, which was 0.9% lower than the 47.9% shooting rate of the Hawks’ opponents this season.
Top performer: Jalen Johnson shot 52.3% from the field and averaged 23.8 points per game for the Hawks. Witt Craigie is averaging 5.0 three-pointers per game over the past 10 games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. averages 15.9 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins is averaging 2.0 three-pointers per game in the past 10 games.
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Last 10 games: Hawks: 2 wins and 8 losses, averaging 118.6 points, 40.7 rebounds, 31.3 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.9 blocks while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents average 126.0 points per game.
Heat: 2 wins and 8 losses, averaging 110.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game, shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents average 116.5 points per game.
Injuries: Hawks: Deyson Daniels: day-to-day (hip), Kristaps Porzingis: out (recovery), Enfali Dent: out for the season (knee), Mohamed Gueye: day-to-day (shoulder).
Heat: Nikola Jovic: injured (elbow), Tyler Herro: day-to-day (toe), Pel Larsson: day-to-day (ankle).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
