The Heat didn't play their best basketball as they shot only 42 percent from the field as a team. Somehow they outscored Atlanta in every quarter though and earned their nineteenth straight victory. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 23 points, LeBron James followed him with fifteen, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh both had fourteen, while Ray Allen added twelve points off the bench. Udonis Haslem pulled down eleven rebounds to lead the Heat in the victory. With their nineteenth straight victory, the Heat are now 48-14 on the year.
The Hawks just didn't have it from the beginning, as the Heat outscored them 26-18 in the first quarter and they never recovered. To make matters worse, they lost Jeff Teague to an ankle injury after halftime and he returned to the bench but never went back in to the game.
Josh Smith led the Hawks with fifteen points in the loss. Al Horford had twelve points and so did Teague before he went down with his injury. Eight other players scored for the Hawks, but none in double figures. Zaza Pachulia missed another game with his injury and Johan Petro didn't play either.
The Hawks are now 34-29 on the year and have lost three games in a row. They will return home to play the Los Angeles Lakers tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. The Lakers have been on fire as of late and beat the Hawks just last week. They have won four games in a row and are 34-31 on the year.
Jeff Teague drives in the lane against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. Teague had twelve points before he left the game with an ankle injury.
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