MIAMI (AP) — Dejounte Murray hit a go-forward 3-pointer with two seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks spoiled Udonis Haslem’s jersey retirement night by beating the Miami Heat 109-108 on Friday.
Murray scored 22 points, finishing with his 2nd straight late winner. On Wednesday evening at household, he hit a 17-foot jumper as time expired to give Atlanta a 106-104 victory over Orlando.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17, Jalen Johnson had 15 and Saddiq Bey 14 for Atlanta, which trailed by four with 35 seconds still left. Bogdanovic designed a pair of totally free throws, the Hawks got a cease and then Murray linked.
Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler each scored 25 details for the Heat, whose 22-activity household winning streak versus Southeast Division opponents — a operate that dated to March 2021 — was snapped. Bam Adebayo added 21 details, Duncan Robinson had 14 and Caleb Martin 10.
The Heat didn’t get a shot off on the remaining possession. Martin inbounded to Butler, who sent the ball back to Martin, but the buzzer sounded and Miami fell to 9-1 in divisional video games. The Heat had been the very last group unbeaten in division participate in getting into Friday.
The get was the 400th of Atlanta coach Quin Snyder’s regular-season career. He’s the 55th coach to achieve that milestone.
Atlanta was devoid of Trae Youthful, who was sidelined by an disease and missed his 3rd activity of a season wherever he’s averaging 27.2 factors and 10.9 assists. The Hawks are 2-1 in individuals three video games without the need of their points and assists leader.
Miami applied Kyle Lowry off the bench for the initial time this year, moving Martin into the setting up lineup and offering the Heat their 23rd starting up mixture in the season’s to start with 42 video games.
Lowry experienced begun in all 35 of his appearances this time.
Haslem’s jersey retirement arrived at halftime — foremost to a more time-than-normal crack for the Warmth and Hawks. Ordinarily, intermission is 15 minutes. On Friday, 36 minutes handed from the finish of the 2nd quarter to the begin of the third quarter, with Haslem and Warmth President Pat Riley speaking throughout the ceremony where by the No. 40 banner was lifted to the arena rafters.
“Nothing but gratitude correct now,” Haslem said.
He designed it quite apparent to his now-previous teammates that a get on his particular night time was the absolute expectation. The Hawks decided to participate in spoiler anyway, extending a winning streak to 3 video games for the very first time considering that the initial week of November.
UP Next
Hawks: Host Cleveland on Saturday evening.
Heat: At Orlando on Sunday night.
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