{"id":603715,"date":"2026-02-20T15:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/603715\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:36:11","slug":"jalen-johnson-and-the-hawks-host-conference-foe-miami-on-atlanta-news-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/603715\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Johnson and the Hawks host conference foe Miami on Atlanta News First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ATLANTA, Ga. (Associated Press) \u2014 The Atlanta Hawks play host to the Miami Heat Friday night in a local broadcast game on Atlanta News First.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>WHO: <\/b>Miami Heat (29-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (27-30, ninth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>WHEN:<\/b> Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>ON TV: <\/b>Atlanta News First &#8211; Free on channel 46 over the air, on Xfinity Comcast, Charter Spectrum, DirecTV and Dish, and YouTube TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2025\/11\/04\/atlanta-hawks-partner-with-fanduel-sports-network-atlanta-news-first-simulcast-11-games\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2025\/11\/04\/atlanta-hawks-partner-with-fanduel-sports-network-atlanta-news-first-simulcast-11-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt; How to watch Atlanta Hawks on ANF<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>BOTTOM LINE:<\/b> The Hawks are 14-20 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta ranks second in the league with 18.1 fast break points per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 4.3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Heat are 4-5 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Miami is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 17.8 fast break points per game led by Norman Powell averaging 3.6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Hawks are shooting 47.1% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 45.8% the Heat allow to opponents. The Heat average 119.6 points per game, 1.2 more than the 118.4 the Hawks allow to opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The teams square off for the third time this season. The Hawks won 127-115 in the last matchup on Feb. 4. Johnson led the Hawks with 29 points, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Heat with 21 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>TOP PERFORMERS:<\/b> Johnson is scoring 23.5 points per game with 10.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists for the Hawks. CJ McCollum is averaging 20.1 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 47.4% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jaquez is averaging 15.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 20.8 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 42.1% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>LAST 10 GAMES:<\/b> Hawks: 5-5, averaging 116.6 points, 43.5 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Heat: 5-5, averaging 118.0 points, 51.1 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 9.6 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.6 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>INJURIES: <\/b>Hawks: Jonathan Kuminga: out (knee).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Heat: Keshad Johnson: day to day (calf), Tyler Herro: day to day (ribs), Norman Powell: day to day (back).<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WANF. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA, Ga. 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