This Saturday, the (31-31) Atlanta Hawks will travel to Miami, FL to take on the (33-30) Miami Heat. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Miami-Dade Arena. This will be the third meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Hawks won the last battle, 121-113.
The Hawks are coming into this one after falling to the Washington Wizards, 119-116. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to contest more shots in this one if they want to challenge the Heat on the road.
The Miami Heat are entering this game after falling to the Philadelphia 76ers, 119-96. They were bad on both ends of the court, as they will have to wake up at home if they want to stay in the playoff picture.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Atlanta Hawks are currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 14 games back from the Milwaukee Bucks. On offense, they are scoring 116.9 points per game and they have shot 47.9% from the floor. This is the eighth most points scored per contest and the 11th-highest shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Hawks have the 12th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Trae Young continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 27.1 points per game on 42.9% shooting from the floor. Atlanta has also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They have only made 35.3% of their shots from deep, which is the 19th-highest three-point shooting percentage. Luckily, the Atlanta Hawks have shot 81.9% from the charity stripe, which is the fourth-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the league.
On the defensi ve end of the court, the Hawks are surrendering 117 points per game and they have allowed their opponents to shoot 47.8% from the floor. This is the 22nd most points given up per game and the 21st-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Hawks have the 22nd-lowest adjusted defensive rating. They have struggled to consistently contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has been solid. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 34.9% from deep, which is the seventh-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. And they have grabbed 43.9 rebounds per game, which is the 13th most in the NBA.
Injury Report: Trae Young PG (Groin) is Probable.
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