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HEAT vs. Hawks Matchup
TV: Sun Sports (Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino, Jason Jackson); TNT (Dick Stockton, Mike Fratello, Cheryl Miller)
Radio: WINZ 940 AM (Mike Inglis, John Crotty); ESPN Radio 760 AM
Spanish Radio: WQBA 1140 AM (José Pañeda)
Series Notes: The HEAT and Hawks met four times during the regular season with Atlanta winning the season series 3-1. The HEAT and Hawks now face each other for only the second time in postseason history. In their previous postseason match-up, during the 1994 NBA Playoffs, the Hawks won the final two games to close out the series 3-2. Overall during the regular season, the HEAT is 42-37 all-time against the Hawks, and is 13-26 in games played in Atlanta. The HEAT is 29-11 in games played in Miami.
2008-09 HEAT vs Hawks
 HEAT @ Hawks April 14, 2009 LOSS: 81-79 |
The Heat rested Dwayne Wade and Jermaine O'Neal on Tuesday in Atlanta and lost 81-79 to the Hawks in a preview of their first round playoff series. Michael Beasley had a double-double after one quarter and finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
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 HEAT @ Hawks February 27, 2009 LOSS: 91-83 |
Michael Beasley was hot off the bench Friday with 23 points in Atlanta, but that and 21 points from Dwyane Wade were not enough to prevent a 91-83 loss to the Hawks. In a game where everybody had a hard time scoring in a first half that saw both teams combine for just 68 points, Wade added a game-high 10 assists and Udonis Haslem and Jermaine O'Neal had 11 rebounds each.
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 Hawks @ HEAT January 26, 2009 WIN: 95-79 |
The HEAT beat their Eastern Conference rival Atlanta Hawks at home on Monday, hammering them 95-79. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade had 35 points and Udonis Haslem (eight points) added 13 assists as the HEAT held off a late-game Hawks surge. Michael Beasley left in the second quarter with a knee contusion and did not return.
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 Hawks @ HEAT December 12, 2008 LOSS: 87-73 |
The HEAT controlled momentum early, but couldn't sustain it in the second half as their four-game winning streak was snapped with Friday's 87-73 defeat to the visiting Hawks. Dwyane Wade led Miami, which did not have Michael Beasley (flu-like symptoms), with 21 points.
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