The Atlanta Hawks (32-27) play the Miami Heat (31-28) Friday evening, looking to find a way to win despite losing Trae Young for the foreseeable future in Wednesday’s loss to the New York Knicks. The Heat come in winners of their last three games, potentially poised to find their form ahead of the postseason.
Miami would be part of the play-in tournament if the playoffs started today, something they probably would rather not deal with as defending Eastern Conference champions, and they have been playing motivated basketball of late.
The Hawks have still won seven out of their last ten games despite the loss on Wednesday, and sit as the No.