{"id":723789,"date":"2026-04-12T23:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/723789\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:58:21","slug":"atlanta-visits-miami-for-conference-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/723789\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta visits Miami for conference showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) \u2014 The Atlanta Hawks face off against the Miami Heat on Sunday in their regular-season finale, airing live on Atlanta News First.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Who:<\/b> Atlanta Hawks (46-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (42-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Where:<\/b> Miami; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT<\/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> Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks visit Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Heat have gone 9-7 against division opponents. Miami ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 54.3 points per game in the paint led by Jaime Jaquez Jr. averaging 9.7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Hawks are 9-6 against opponents from the Southeast Division. Atlanta averages 118.5 points and has outscored opponents by 2.8 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Heat score 120.6 points per game, 4.9 more points than the 115.7 the Hawks give up. The Hawks average 14.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than the Heat allow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The two teams play for the fourth time this season. The Heat defeated the Hawks 128-97 in their last meeting on Feb. 21. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 24 points, and Onyeka Okongwu led the Hawks with 22 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>TOP PERFORMERS:<\/b> Kel\u2019el Ware is scoring 11.0 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Heat. Adebayo is averaging 18.1 points and 10.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Dyson Daniels is shooting 51.7% and averaging 11.9 points for the Hawks. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is averaging 3.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>LAST 10 GAMES:<\/b> Heat: 4-6, averaging 122.6 points, 42.6 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 128.1 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Hawks:<\/b> 7-3, averaging 122.9 points, 44.3 rebounds, 28.9 assists, 9.6 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.0 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>INJURIES:<\/b> Heat: Davion Mitchell: out (shoulder), Nikola Jovic: out (ankle), Norman Powell: out (groin), Tyler Herro: out (foot), Dru Smith: out (foot).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Hawks:<\/b> Jock Landale: out (ankle).<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WANF. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA, Ga. 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