Hawks clinch 7th seed in East with win over Heat

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.

Won.

Not Done. pic.twitter.com/jxdiCIX6V2

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 12, 2023

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

Atlanta will play against 2^nd seed Boston Celtics in the 1^st 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 8^th seed and make it to the playoffs, where their opponent will be the Eastern Conference winner Milwaukee Bucks.