The Atlanta Hawks were in numerous headlines over the past few days due to a completed trade involving Cam Reddish heading to the New York Knicks. They looked to put the chatter behind them in a matchup against the Miami Heat in south Florida.
Despite wrestling away the lead in the second quarter and maintaining that lead until very late in the fourth quarter, the Hawks dropped yet another contest 124-118 to fall to a record of 17-24 at the halfway point in the season.
Atlanta began in an early hole, down 30-13 in the first quarter due to some sharpshooting from the Miami Heat, who welcomed back Jimmy Butler from an extended absence.