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Hawks clinch 7th seed in East with win over Heat
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Atlanta beat Miami 116-105 to secure the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference.

Trae Young finished with 25 points, Clint Capela had 21 rebounds, and Atlanta Hawks seized the number 7 in the East playoffs with a victory against Miami Heat 116-105 at Kaseya Center in Miami, FL.

Dejounte Murray scored 18 points for his team’s victory in the play-in game, and Atlanta retaliated for last year’s 1st round elimination from Heat after 5 game series.

Atlanta will play against 2nd seed Boston Celtics in the 1st round of the playoffs as the first match will be on Saturday.

Kyle Lowry notched 33 points – the highest as a Heat player, but his franchise will need to beat Toronto or Chicago on Friday to grab the 8th seed and make it to the playoffs, where their opponent will be the Eastern Conference winner Milwaukee Bucks.