9% of opponent shots, excluding garbage time per Cleaning The Glass) of any team in the NBA. However, the Heat also held their opponents to the lowest 3-point percentage (34. 1%) of any team in the league. The Hawks shoot 3s at the 17th-highest rate (35. 8% of shots) but do so efficiently as their 37. 8% accuracy ranks third in the NBA. Expect the Heat to switch pretty much everything to limit their rotations as much as possible and stay close to the Hawks’ shooters. With the Hawks’ two best rim threats, Capela and Collins, likely out for Game 1, expect the Heat to stay at home on Hawks shooters even more than usual. The Hawks will need Young, Kevin Huerter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari to be accurate from beyond the arc and attack the weak points in the Heat’s defense (Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro and to a lesser degree Max Strus) when they get those players on switches. With the Heat playing without a true power forward most of the time (or at least an undersized power forward in P.
While the Hawks have an elite offense, their defense is poor as they finished the season ranking 26th (114. 8) in Defensive Rating (excluding garbage time, per Cleaning The Glass). If the Heat play with good spacing and move the ball well, like they have for the majority of the season even when shorthanded, they should have success in getting quality shots against the Hawks. The Heat will likely play Martin and Tucker on Young so that Young’s defender and Bam Adebayo can switch on 1-5 pick-and-rolls.
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J. Tucker, Jimmy Butler or Caleb Martin), Gallinari should have a size advantage and get off shots in his spots, whether he gets a switch or not. The question for Gallinari is whether he will get played off the court on the other end. The Hawks’ half-court offense against the Heat half-court defense will be a fascinating strength-on-strength matchup. The Hawks led the NBA in half-court Offensive Rating (101. 1) while the Heat ranked fifth in half-court Defensive Rating (92.
The Heat won three out of the four matchups between these teams in the regular season. However, the Hawks and their efficient offense enter this matchup as one of the hottest teams in the league, having won nine of their last 11 games. Hawks Need To Hit From 3 The Hawks need Trae Young to have an efficient game as a scorer and facilitator while their shooters step up and make shots against a Heat defense that will give them opportunities from beyond the arc. In the regular season, the Heat defense allowed the most 3-point attempts (41.
0). Healthy Heat Looking To Create Space Bam Adebayo will return from health and safety protocols in time for Game 1, and Tucker will also be ready for Sunday after missing the final few regular season games due to a calf injury. so the Heat will have their full squad available. If they hope to beat the Hawks and cover, they need to keep their spacing offensively.
Much of that same group is back, meaning Jimmy Butler and Co. won’t be able to coast on South Beach here. Ahead of Game 1, Bookies. com breaks down the series and makes our NBA picks to back on sports betting sites. Heat vs Hawks OddsMarketHeat OddsHawks OddsTo Win Series -370 +300 To Win 4-0 +450 +4000 To Win 4-1 +280 +2200 To Win 4-2 +390 +700 To Win 4-3 +340 +850 Total Games Played7 Games6 Games5 Games4 GamesOdds +225 +230 +240 +400 Odds via DraftKings and accurate as of publication. Heat vs Hawks Betting TipsCan Lightning Strike Twice? Trae Young was lethal in last year’s postseason, averaging 28. 8 points and 9.
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Miami has all the makings of a true title contender. Taking Talents to South Beach: Of course underdogs need to steal road games in order to win a series. But it will take a monumental shift for that to happen here. The Heat had the East’s best home record (29-12), while Atlanta’s road record of 16-25 was 11th worst (even the Knicks won 20 games on the road). Worse, Atlanta was 6-18 ATS on the road. Miami might be able to pounce on the Hawks at home. Heat vs Hawks PicksAtlanta won two do-or-die games to get here, so we’re not discounting the momentum they’ve built. But it’s difficult to advance with the NBA’s 26th ranked defense, especially when the Heat aren’t going to give up all that much on the other end.
Hawks vs. Heat Game 1 Preview: Miami's Versatile Defense Will Challenge AtlantaHawks vs. Heat Odds Hawks Odds +6. 5 Heat Odds -6. 5 Over/Under 217 Time 1 p. m. ET TV TNT Odds via Caesars. Get up-to-the-minute NBA odds here. The Hawks travel to Miami to face the Heat on Sunday in the first game of the Eastern Conference’s 1-8 series. The Hawks entered the Play-In Tournament as the 9-seed and throttled the Hornets 132-103 before coming back from a 14-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Friday night to secure the 8-seed. However, Clint Capela suffered a knee injury in that win over the Cavaliers, and with John Collins remaining out since March 11 with finger and foot injuries, the Hawks will be shorthanded in Game 1.
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