National Basketball Association
Miami 116, Atlanta 109
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 5, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#62 Brian Forte, #49 Tom Washington, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
18371
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Mario Chalmers scored 13 of his 29 points in overtime and Chris Bosh stepped up with 33 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 116-109 in triple overtime on Thursday despite being without LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
Udonis Haslem added 14 points and 11 boards and Terrel Harris grabbed 14 rebounds for the Heat, who moved to 4-0 on the road.
James (ankle) and Wade (foot) watched from the bench with minor injuries. Due to the compressed schedule, Miami elected to give its stars a day to rest.
Instead, the third member of the Big Three carried the team early and the often-maligned point guard stepped up late.
Chalmers buried a 3-pointer on an assist from Bosh to start the third overtime and put it away with a driving layup.
The Heat shook off their injury woes early by feeding Bosh. The All-Star forward helped Miami to a 54-49 lead at the break and scored seven points during a 13-5 run to begin the third to stretch it to 67-54.
That is when Atlanta woke up, holding the Heat without a field goal the rest of the frame and ending the third quarter with a 16-1 run to take the lead.
Joe Johnson had a chance to seal it at the free-throw line but split a pair with 10 seconds left, leaving the door open. Instead of fouling, the Hawks let Bosh get off a good look from beyond the arc and he buried his second 3-pointer of the season with 0.6 seconds left to send it to overtime.
Top Game Performances
| Miami |
|
Atlanta |
|
Chris Bosh 33 |
Scoring |
Joe Johnson 20 |
|
Mario Chalmers 8 |
Assists |
Jeff Teague 7 |
|
Chris Bosh 14 |
Rebounds |
Josh Smith 13 |
|
Mario Chalmers 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Johnson 5 |
|
Mario Chalmers 3 |
Steals |
Jeff Teague 5 |
|
Chris Bosh 2 |
Blocks |
Tracy McGrady 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami
|
116 |
44.1 |
8-28 |
18-23 |
25 |
56 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
| Atlanta
|
109 |
38.3 |
6-22 |
31-46 |
22 |
51 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Hawks have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Heat have a W/L % of .833 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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