The Miami Heat have been on a tear lately and it continued on Sunday night with a 20-point beat down of the Atlanta Hawks at the Philips Arena. Dwayne Wade killed the Hawks in the first half, but took his foot off the pedal in the second half, finishing the night with 21 points. LeBron James led the Heat in scoring picking up a double-double with 23 points with 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Chris Bosh had a double-double at halftime, finishing the game with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
The Hawks just couldn't get their offense going against the Heat, shooting just 38.9 percent from the field. Willie Green led the Hawks in scoring off the bench with 17 points, hitting on all three of his three-point shots on the night. Joe Johnson also finished with 12 points on the night with 5 assists, while Josh Smith finished the night with eight points and seven rebounds with seven assists.
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