National Basketball Association
Miami 89, Atlanta 77
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#62 Brian Forte, #67 John Goble, #29 Steve Javie
Attendance:
19600
By SportsDirect Inc.
The Miami Heat's trio of superstars combined for 75 points, and the team held off a late charge from the visiting Atlanta Hawks in an 89-77 victory on Saturday night.
The Heat (13-8) led by as many as 17 in the first half and took a 50-36 advantage to the locker room. But the Hawks (13-8) clawed within 74-72 with 4:39 left only to see Miami reel off an 11-0 run to pull away.
Chris Bosh led the Heat with 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade nearly matched him with 26 points and 10 boards. LeBron James added 22 points - including 16 in the first half - to go with seven rebounds and four assists.
The Hawks rallied behind a huge second half from Al Horford, who finished with a team-best 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting and added nine rebounds.
Atlanta, however, missed five consecutive field-goal attempts and a pair of free throws after pulling within two. Jamal Crawford and Josh Powell added 12 apiece off the bench for Atlanta.
It was the fourth consecutive win for the Heat, while Atlanta's win streak was snapped at five games.
The Hawks lost for the first time in three games since losing leading scorer Joe Johnson to an elbow injury that required arhtroscopic surgery. He will be out four to six weeks.
Top Game Performances
| Atlanta |
|
Miami |
|
Al Horford 22 |
Scoring |
Chris Bosh 27 |
|
Mike Bibby 6 |
Assists |
Mario Chalmers 4 |
|
Al Horford 9 |
Rebounds |
Chris Bosh 10 |
|
Maurice Evans 2 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 11 |
|
Maurice Evans 1 |
Steals |
Dwyane Wade 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Dwyane Wade 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Atlanta
|
77 |
40.0 |
5-17 |
8-12 |
16 |
38 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
| Miami
|
89 |
47.2 |
3-8 |
18-23 |
15 |
43 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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