The Miami Heat brought an 18-game winning streak into Tuesday's contest against the Atlanta Hawks. Miami never trailed on their way to a 98-81 victory.
Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 23 points, followed by LeBron James and Josh Smith with 15 each.
Miami's lead never ballooned to full-fledged blowout proportions, but the game did not feel close at any point in the second half as the Heat comfortably completed the season sweep of Atlanta.
Miami shot just 37.5 percent from the field in the first quarter, but they opened up an eight-point lead by dominating Atlanta on the glass 16-4. Miami coasted from there.
While the Hawks narrowed the rebounding margin somewhat in the second quarter, Miami continued to get to the free-throw line. The Heat shot 17-of-20 from the charity stripe in the first half while the Hawks were just 2-of-2.
Miami led by 13 at the half and were never challenged after that. The Hawks managed only 37 points in the second half. It also didn't help that Atlanta committed 24 turnovers, handing 27 points to Miami.
Perhaps the presence of P.J. "Quiet Storm" Brown—who was honored at halft ...
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