The Atlanta Hawks are set to host the Miami Heat on Monday afternoon in their annual MLK Jr. Day game. The Hawks will be search for their third straight win in the contest after picking up road wins over the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors over the weekend.
The Heat have seemingly found their form over the past few weeks after a slow start to the season, going 12-5 over their last 17 games. Over their last 15 games, the Heat have the fifth best defensive rating in the NBA. Miami is always a tough, physical matchup. While they may not appear to the be threat to go deep in the postseason that they were in years past, they are still a tough team to play against.