Miami Heat Fans Go Wild After Davion Mitchell's Performance Vs Atlanta Hawks

The Miami Heat rallied behind guards Davion Mitchell and Tyler Herro for a thrilling overtime play-in victory.

Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) passes past during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Miami Heat fans were ready to reinforce narratives after blowing a 17-point lead and nearly letting victory slip against the Atlanta Hawks Friday night.

Davion Mitchell answered the call, dominating in overtime to advance the Heat to the postseason.

Hawks fans watching the Davion HEATER pic.twitter.com/MizfHJfxml

— Fanatics Sportsbook (@FanaticsBook) April 19, 2025

After a one-point first half, Mitchell exploded with 15 for the rest of the game. He scored nine in overtime on 3-of-4 shooting from the arc, including the game-winning 3-pointer.

PAY HIM NOW

— Heat Culture (@HeatCulture13) April 19, 2025

Mitchell has enjoyed an incredible season as a complementary player in Miami, and Friday night illustrated the player he can be.

His prolific performance almost made fans overlook Tyler Herro's star performance. Herro had 30 points on 47.6 percent shooting, with his fourth-quarter hot streak preventing the Hawks from running away with the victory late.

Tyler > Jimmy

— David (@David954FLA) April 19, 2025

Haywood Highsmith, Andrew Wiggins, and Bam Adebayo's contributions should also be appreciated. They all played 40+ minutes, logging double figures in scoring. They combined for 49 points and 29 rebounds, with Adebayo and Highsmith putting up double-doubles on the evening.

Heat fans are probably breathing a sigh of relief knowing they made the postseason again. But also to avoid being reduced to George Niang memes once again. The veteran forward had 20 points, looking more like Nikola Jokic than a 31-year-old bench player.

“it’s georges niang time” -georges niang

— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) April 19, 2025

The Heat are the first No. 10 seed to advance to the playoffs since the play-in tournament was introduced. They come out of the play-in for the third consecutive season as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

They play the Cleveland Cavaliers in Rocket Arena for Game 1 Sunday night.

Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Miami Heat on SI. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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