The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference’s seven-vs-eight seed Play-In contest by a score of 116-105.
Many did not expect the Hawks to win the matchup, however, the team proved doubters wrong. Atlanta has now locked up the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the Celtics in the opening round.
Hawks head coach Quin Snyder had high praise for his squad postgame.
“Our guys are trying to be the best version of ourselves at the end of the year,” Snyder said. “The year’s not over. So hopefully we can take this and continue to build on it. It’s one game — but it was our game.”
Trae Young Delivers
Trae Young led the way with 25 points on 8-for-18 shooting. Young hit 1-for-8 from the three-point line. He hit 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. Young grabbed eight rebounds and dished out seven assists. Young spoke on his team’s performance postgame.
“We all understand the moment and the time of year it is,” Young said. “Credit our guys for being locked in, ready, and focused on the game plan.”
More Hawks Contributions
- Dejounte Murray scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out six assists.
- John Collins scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out two assists.
- Saddiq Bey scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds.
- Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 14 points, grabbed two rebounds, and dished out two assists.
- Onyeka Okongwu scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out three assists.
- Jalen Johnson scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, and recorded three steals.
The Atlanta Hawks move on to round one and will travel to Boston, Massachusetts to face the Boston Celtics.
Game one is on Saturday, 4/15 at 3:30 pm.
