Atlanta; Friday, 7 pm EST
Bottom line: Atlanta plays Miami looking to stop its three-game home skid.
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The Hawks have gone 9-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta has a 6-11 record against teams above .500.
The Heat are 9-10 in the Eastern Conference. Miami is 8-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Hawks average 118.8 points per game, 1.2 points more than the 117.6 the Heat allow. The Heat are shooting 47.0% from the field, 0.9% less than the 47.9% the Hawks’ opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Johnson is shooting 52.3% and averaging 23.8 points for the Hawks. Vit Krejci is averaging 5.0 three-pointers in the last 10 games.
Jaime Jáquez Jr. is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins is averaging 2.0 three-pointers over the last 10 games.
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LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 2-8, averaging 118.6 points, 40.7 rebounds, 31.3 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game on 47.3% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.0 points per game.
Heat: 2-8, averaging 110.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game on 45.0% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.5 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Dyson Daniels: day to day (hip), Kristaps Porzingis: out (reconditioning), N’Faly Dante: out for the season (knee), Mouhamed Gueye: day to day (shoulder).
Heat: Nikola Jovic: out (elbow), Tyler Herro: day to day (toe), Pelle Larsson: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.