- -This is the third time that Miami and Atlanta will meet in the postseason. Atlanta won a five-game first-round series against the HEAT back in 1992, a series that included the first-ever playoff victory for the HEAT franchise. Atlanta also won a seven-game first-round series in 2009.
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-You can find the series schedule here.
- -Miami won the season series against Atlanta, 3-1, and leads the all-time series 73-57 including 47-19 at home.
- -The HEAT finished the regular season as the No. 12 offense in the NBA at 113 points per 100 possessions. Against the Hawks they averaged 119.5 points per 100.
- -The HEAT finished the regular season as the No. 4 defense in the league, holding teams to 108.4 points per 100 possessions. They held the Hawks, the No. 2 offense at 115.4, to an Offensive Rating of 111.2.
- -Miami was the No. 1 three-point shooting team in the league this at 37.9 percent, while against Atlanta they shot 39.7 percent.
- -On January 12, Miami had seven players score in double figures in a 115-91 victory as neither Jimmy Butler nor Bam Adebayo played
- -In a six-point win two days later, Butler scored 23 on 13 shots with Tyler Herro adding 24 and Omer Yurtseven posting a 17-11 double-double
- -Miami trailed by as much as 18 on January 21 but won the fourth-quarter 34-22 in a two-point loss.
- -Trae Young scored 35 on 23 shots in Miami’s April 8 victory. Miami trailed by six with under five minutes to play but held Atlanta to six points in the final five minutes.
- -In four games against Miami, Young averaged 25.5 points on 62.0 true-shooting to go with 7.3 assists
- -Atlanta beat Charlotte and Cleveland in the Play-In Tournament to earn the No. 8 seed
SHOP
| HEAT | Category | HAWKS |
|---|---|---|
| 113.0 (Rank 12) | OFFENSIVE RATING | 115.4 (Rank 2) |
| 108.4 (Rank 4) | DEFENSIVE RATING | 113.7 (Rank 26) |
| .551 (Rank 5) | EFFECTIVE SHOOTING % | .545 (Rank 9) |
| .527 (Rank 12) | OPPONENT EFFECTIVE SHOOTING % | .546 (Rank 24) |
| 14.9 (Rank 28) | TURNOVER % | 12.0 (Rank 1) |
| 15.4 (Rank 3) | OPPONENT TURNOVER % | 12.9 (Rank 28) |
| 27.8 (Rank 10) | OFFENSIVE REBOUND % | 26.9 (Rank 17) |
| 73.5 (Rank 9) | DEFENSIVE REBOUND % | 73.1 (Rank 12) |
| 21.9 (Rank 16) | FREE THROWS/100 | 22.6 (Rank 11) |