"Miami entered the break just two games above .500 at 29-27, including just a 4-5 record over its previous nine games. Hoping to avoid its fourth-straight play-in appearance, the Heat are 1.5 games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the No. 6 seed in the East. Though they're also one game back of Orlando, who owns the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten the Heat in all of their meetings this season."
"While Norman Powell's availability is in question, the Heat will likely be getting back guard Tyler Herro ahead of Friday's matchup. Herro has missed all but 11 games this season, including the last 15 with a rib injury. Herro and Powell have played in eight games this season, going 3-5 - though the duo owns a plus-5.1 NET in 143 minutes together (small sample)."
"Projected Starting 5 (subject to change): Atlanta Hawks: Dyson Daniels, G Nickeil Alexander-Walker, G Jalen Johnson, F Zaccharie Risacher, F Onyeka Okongwu, C Miami Heat: Davion Mitchell, G Tyler Herro, G Andrew Wiggins, F Bam Adebayo, F/C Kel'el Ware, C Broadcast Info: Tipoff: 7:30 PM EST TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (Eric Reid & John Crotty) Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson) Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)"
Miami Heat enter the final 26-game stretch of the 2025-26 season at 29-27 and open the post-All-Star slate on the road against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. EST. The Heat sit 1.5 games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the No.6 seed and one game behind Orlando, which owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after beating Miami in all meetings this season. Tyler Herro is probable after missing all but 11 games with a rib injury; Norman Powell is questionable with a back issue. Herro and Powell have appeared together in eight games, going 3-5 and posting a plus-5.1 NET in 143 minutes. This will be Miami's first matchup with the Hawks since Trae Young was traded to Washington.
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