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Toppin, Butler Lead Atlanta Hawks Past Miami Heat

Former Kentucky players Jacob Toppin and Lamont Butler led the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-118 preseason win over the Miami Heat last night.

Toppin led the Hawks in scoring with 26 points. He also pulled down 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.

Butler, who just signed with the Hawks yesterday morning, poured in 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. One of the steals ended up leading to a game-winning assist.

Down 2, with 19.8 seconds remaining, Lamont Butler steals in the inbound pass, and Caleb Houstan hits the game-winning 3 in OT, as the Heat fail to score at the other end (with replays) pic.