The Hawks started off slow, as the Heat scored 26 in the first quarter and the Hawks only managed 19. After that, the Hawks scored more points in the next three quarters to easily beat Heat. Heat forward Chris Bosh, who played his college ball at Georgia Tech, led the Heat with 22 points. LeBron James only scored ten and the newest addition to the Heat, former Boston Celtic Ray Allen, also added ten.
The Hawks were led by Josh Smith on offense, he scored 21 points. New Hawk Lou Williams scored 18 points in a strong showing off the bench. He is expected to have the same role that Jamal Crawford had when he was with Atlanta, being that sixth man off the bench to provide some pop. Another new Hawk, DeShawn Stevenson, scored eleven points, including three 3-pointers. Camp invite Damion James pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Hawks.
The Hawks played without big man Zaza Pachulia and Devin Harris, who is also new to the team after being acquired in a trade with the Utah Jazz. Both of them have recently been limited in practice as they recover from minor injuries, Pachulia with his groin and Harris with his knee. The Hawks next preseason game will be at San Antonio on Wednesday.
Hawks forward Josh Smith throws down a dunk, he led the Hawks with 21 points in the win over the Heat.
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