"The Heat will attempt to get some real consistency going with a second straight win and three out of their last four. Norman Powell, who sat out the last two outings for personal reasons, has been upgraded to questionable. Powell is coming off a first-time All-Star honors and still leading the Heat in scoring at just over 23 points per game. Bam Adebayo has also been feeling it of late, averaging nearly 24 points and 10 boards over his last 8 games."
"Atlanta has lost six of their last 10 and is sitting at the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta's Jalen Johnson will be the biggest task to contain on the Heat's scouting report. Johnson secured an All-Star berth of his own this past week, as the rising forward is averaging a career-high 23 points, 10.5 rebounds and 8 assists near triple-double on the season on 50% shooting."
The Miami Heat host the 24-27 Atlanta Hawks to finish a three-game homestand. Miami is 27-24 and returned to the seven-seed, two games back of the sixth seed and three games behind a tie for fourth. The Heat have won their last three meetings with Atlanta and seek a second straight victory to build consistency. Norman Powell is questionable after missing two games for personal reasons and leads Miami around 23 points per game, while Bam Adebayo has averaged nearly 24 points and 10 rebounds over his last eight games. Atlanta has lost six of ten and now leans on All-Star Jalen Johnson after trading Trae Young. Multiple players on both rosters are listed injured, and Miami’s next game follows a three-day break after Thursday’s trade deadline.
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