Locked On Heat

Tyler Herro went off for 36 points, Davion Mitchell and Andrew Wiggins added 16 apiece and the suddenly red-hot Heat shot 55% from 3, scorching the Atlanta Hawks 122-112 for their 3rd straight win. Bam Adebayo had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which trailed by 14 in the first quarter but dominated the 2nd & 3rd quarters and held on in the 4th to close out their home-stand and hit the road for the next 3 of their final 9 games. The win moved the Heat (32-41) within 3 games of the Hawks (35-38) for the No. 7 seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoff race. Both teams have 9 games left to play. Miami went on a 31-3 run over a 6:00 span of the 2nd & 3rd quarters that turned a 14-point deficit into a 14-point lead. The Heat scored 19 consecutive points during the run, a season-high. Herro shot 31 for 46 (67.4%) from the field and 10 of 15 (67%) from 3 over the last 3 games, all Miami wins. The Heat’s All-Star and NBA 3-Point Shooting Contest Champion is averaging 28.3 points during Miami’s ‘W’ str