Miami Heat defeat Atlanta Hawks 117-109 in the battle for seventh

Bam Adebayo gave a huge boost to his team with 30 points as Miami Heat held Trae Young to a 117-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.

Tyler Herro added 20 points, while Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin finished with 15 apiece for the Heat,

De’Andre Hunter had 17 points (6-10 FG), 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in the Hawks’ 117-109 loss to the Heat

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Young was 2 for 13 from the field for his 17th game under double figures in his career. The Hawks are 1-2 under new coach Quin Snyder, who took over on Tuesday.

With 21 deficit midway through the third quarter, Atlanta rallied and got to 108-103 on De’Andre Hunter’s jumper with 4:39 remaining, but Miami responded with seven straight baskets, capped by Martin’s dunk with 2:44 left.

Adebayo shot 10 for 12 from the field and the free throw lineof-12 from the field and free throw line and had 10 rebounds.

Saddiq Bey scored 22 points, Hunter had 17 and Clint Capella finished with 16 for the Hawks.