Jalen Johnson scores 28 to lead the Hawks over the Bulls 120-110

ATLANTA – Jalen Johnson scored 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a four-game homestand and won their third straight contest, 120-110 over the Miami Heat on Saturday.

Trae Young added his 22nd double-double of the season with 11 points and 15 assists, and De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points in his 14th straight game with at least 15 points off the bench.

Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists, and Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was the Heat’s fourth straight game without star Jimmy Butler, who sat out for what the team called “back to competition reconditioning.”

Takeaways

Heat: Miami lost despite five players finishing in double figures. The Heat shot 44.4% from the field, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a Hawks team that hit over half of its shots, 51.2% from the field.

Hawks: Johnson has been on an offensive tear in his last two games. He finished two points shy of his single-game career high of 30 points, set in his last game, Thursday against the Chicago Bulls. Hunter also finished just one point shy of his single-game career high of 27 points.

Key moment

After a close first half that featured nine lead changes, Atlanta took control early in the second half. With five minutes left in the third quarter, Atlanta’s Garrison Mathews and Hunter hit back-to-back 3s to give Atlanta an 81-72 lead, their biggest of the night, and force a Miami timeout.

Key state

Young finished with an assist that tied a single-game franchise record for assists against the Miami Heat, set by Mookie Blaylock in 1993.

Next

The Hawks begin a six-game road trip in Toronto on Sunday, while the Heat visit the Rockets on Sunday.