Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat Game Day Preview

Hawks at Heat Preview

Scouting Report

If you count preseason, the Hawks have played the Heat five times this year. Familiarity breeds contempt, and so do embarrassments. Not only have the Heat won all but one of the contests, but they have handed the Hawks some of their worst moments of the season.

Most notably, the 115-91 beatdown in State Farm Arena where the Atlanta crowd started chanting for the Heat. Since that time, the Hawks have gone from six games below .500 to four games over .500.

“I was like no baby, no. This is bad.” - @ReneeMontgomery responds to the “Let’s Go Heat” chants in the Atlanta Hawks arena last night. 😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/wsGNeeWzKg
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) January 13, 2022

Last night, the Heat secured the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. They have earned the luxury of resting their starters if they so chose while the Hawks continue to jockey for Play-In Tournament positioning. Regardless of what happens tonight, these two teams might meet again later down the road.

Injury Report

The Heat injury report lists Dewayne Dedmon (ankle), Haywood Highsmith (hip), Caleb Martin (calf), Markieff Morris (hip), Gabe Vincent (toe), and Omer Yurtseven (non-Covid illness) as questionable.

The Hawks injury report lists Lou Williams (low back discomfort) as questionable. In addition, John Collins (finger/foot sprains) is out. The good news is that Collins continues to progress in rehab and has not yet been ruled out for the season.

Odds

SI Sportsbook lists the Heat as 1.5-point favorites and the over/under is at 228.5 points. There is heavy speculation that the Heat could rest some of their players after clinching the 1-seed last night. But #HeatCulture usually doesn't partake in those sorts of practices.

Television, Streaming

Hawks TV Broadcast: Bally Sports Southeast

Heat TV Broadcast: Bally Sports Sun

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We’ll all know a lot more about next week after tonight:
7. CLE. 43-37
8. BRK. 42-38
9. ATL. 42-38 (Nets have tiebreaker on ATL)
10,CHA. 41-39
Tonight: ATL at MIA, CLE at BRK, CHA at CHI.
— Bob Rathbun (@BobRathbunTV) April 8, 2022

Uniforms

Thanks to NBA LockerVision, we know what each team will be wearing so you can plan your gear accordingly. The Hawks will wear their Statement Edition (black) uniforms, while the Heat wear their Association Edition (white) uniforms.

HAWKS WIN‼️

Atlanta finishes its last game at home with a W.

The city unis improve to 8-6 overall, with 7 wins in a row since MLK Day 👑#TrueToAtlanta | #Forever404 pic.twitter.com/ntl3XhAkTG
— Hawks Uniform Tracker (@ATLHawksUni) April 7, 2022

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