Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo #13 throws the ball into the net of John Collins #20 of the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at State Farm Arena on November 27, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP
Bam Adebayo scored 32 points and Tyler Herro scored the first double of his career to help the Miami Heat extend their winning streak to three games with a 106-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
The win ended Miami’s seven-match unbeaten run, which won only their second away game.
Adebayo got 13 to 20 from the floor, 6 to 6 on the foul line and got 8 more rebounds. He scored 14 points in the third quarter.
Bam Adebayo led the comeback effort as @MiamiHEAT 3rd win in a row! #HEATCulture@Bam1of1: 32 points, 8 REB pic.twitter.com/ufbRqQyaqx
– NBA (@NBA) November 28, 2022
Herro, who was playing with a sprained left ankle, had 11 points in a 3-to-1 streak, with 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Heat also had 20 points and 9 rebounds from Caleb Martin and 16 points from Max Strus.
Atlanta was led by John Collins, who finished with 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Trae Young, who had 22 points and 14 assists. But Young only got 4 to 16 from the ring and the Hawks only shot from 39.8%. De’Andre Hunter scored 18 points.
🏀 11 PTS | 11 AGAIN | 10 AST
Tyler Herro (@raf_tyler) scored the first double of his career in the tournament @MiamiHEAT win! #HEATCulture pic.twitter.com/qlWYlLlRss
– NBA (@NBA) November 28, 2022
The Hawks played their second game in a row without center Clint Capela (toothache), who averaged a double. Substitute Onyeka Okongwu finished with six points and four rebounds.
The Hawks failed to score 100 points, ending a run of 19 games that started the season and a streak of 40 games since last season.
The Hawks took an 11 lead when Collins made a jump upstream with 2:19 left in the second half and led 60-51 at halftime. But Miami overcame Atlanta 16-4 to open the second half and take the lead thanks to Kyle Lowry’s treble at 8:27 of the third half. The Hawks never took the lead again.
This is the first of four regular-season meetings between the two clubs and Miami continues to show its dominance. The Heat won three of the four games last season.
The Hawks completed the head-to-head on Monday in Philadelphia. Miami plays the second contest on Wednesday’s four-game trip in Boston.
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