The Hawks finished the regular season with 41 wins and 41 losses, which does sum up their performance. They were wildly inconsistent but need to step up in a tough road playoff game. There’s no doubt they can score points as they averaged 118 pts per game. Trae Young is the leader of the offence and comes off averaging 25.3 in his last 3 games. But defensively is where they struggle, having conceded 118.1 pts during the regular season. So they’ll need to find a way of stopping the likes of Butler and Herro.<\/span><\/p>\n The Heat head into the play-in tournament as comfortable favourites against the Hawks. They held a dominant home record in Miami this season at 27-14 and also beat Atlanta in the 2 games at this venue during the regular season. Jimmy Butler will be the key for the Heat in this playoff game and he comes off some good form in the latter stages of the season. He averaged 28.7 pts in his last 3 games and put up 26 pts \/ 10 boards in the last game against the Hawks.<\/span><\/p>\n Jimmy Buckets gets a great matchup in this home playoff game against the leaky Hawks and 30+ pts looks good value. He’s cleared 30+ pts in 2 of his last 3 home games and hit the 30+ mark in 2 of his 4 playoff games against the Hawks last season. He has also beat 30+ pts in his last 2 playoff games.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n Miami are 6-1 in their last 7 at home. Atlanta has lost their last 5 at this venue.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n