Hawks vs Heat: Starting Lineups

The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat are about to tip in Atlanta, and both teams have just revealed their starting lineups for today’s game.

G- Trae Young

G – Vit Krejci

F – Zaccharie Risacher

F – Jalen Johnson

C – Clint Capela

G – Duncan Robinson

G – Tyler Herro

F – Haywood Highsmith

F – Jaime Jaquez

C – Bam Adebayo

After beating the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, the Atlanta Hawks are back at home to face the Miami Heat looking for their third straight win. This is a big game when it comes to the Eastern Conference standings as the Heat are just 0.5 games ahead of Atlanta for 6th in the East.

Our ow Rohan Raman previewed the game earlier today:

“Coming into tonight’s game, the Hawks are 7th in the NBA in PPG, 14th in FG%, 20th in 3PA, 18th in 3P%, 3rd in FTA, 27th in turnovers and 4th in rebounding. Cleaning the glassAtlanta is 15th in points per game. 100 possessions, 20th in effective field goal percentage, 19th in turnover percentage, 7th in offensive rebound percentage and 6th in free throw rate.

Currently, the Hawks are 27th in PPG allowed, 20th in field goal percentage allowed, 30th in three-point attempts allowed, and 30th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta ranks 17th in points allowed per game. 100 possessions and ranked 28th in effective field goal percentage allowed.

Miam is a balanced team that shoots well from deep without turning the ball over. The Heat are 18th in PPG, 21st in FG%, 10th in three point attempts, 6th in 3P%, 9th in free throw attempts, 19th in rebounding and 6th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, Miami is 11th in points per game. 100 possessions, 19th in effective field goal percentage, 7th in turnover percentage, 21st in offensive rebound percentage and 4th in free throw rate.

Defensively, the Heat play a really solid team defense. They rank 6th in PPG allowed, 12th in FG%, 13th in three-point attempts allowed and 14th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Miami is 11th in points allowed per game. 100 possessions and 12th in effective field goal percentage.

One of the keys to this game will be slowing down Herro, which I expect will fall on Dyson Daniels. Daniels has been one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA this year. While he didn’t have a great game against LaVine, he will need to return to his usual form against Herro. I’m also interested to see if Jalen Johnson can break down a Miami defense that has given him some trouble in recent years. Last season, they held Johnson to 9, 15 and 13 points on ineffectiveness in three games. It will be interesting to see if Miami sticks Adebayo on him for an extended period or if they use a Highsmith/Jaquez Jr. combo. Jaquez Jr’s sophomore season has been less impressive offensively, but his defense has taken a noticeable leap. He was critical in the Heat’s win against Orlando, where he had five steals and a block.

While it wasn’t the most efficient performance, DeAndre Hunter had 23 points and 11 rebounds against the Heat in the Hawks’ play-in game last season. He has been a pleasant surprise for Atlanta as one of the best sixth men in basketball this year. His strong play has been a critical reason the Hawks have third most points from the bench this year. After another great performance against the Bulls, it will be interesting to see if he can have another scoring outburst. On the Miami side, Duncan Robinson getting hot can change things in a hurry. If the Hawks don’t have Bogdanovic, they’re going to have to run Robinson off the line and keep him secret.”

According to Fanduel SportsbookAtlanta is a two-point favorite tonight against the Heat, and the total is set at 225.5.