A look at the Hawks’ 98-92 win over the Heat Tuesday night.
Noteworthy
* The Heat’s Dwyane Wade missed significant time in the second half due to a migraine. The guard said he got blurry vision when the symptoms hit while on the free-throw line. He left with 5:23 left in the third quarter and did not return until 4:12 left in the fourth quarter.
* Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said no decision has been made as to whether Kyle Korver will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Nets, the second of a back-to-back. Korver sat out the second of two straight games last week.
* Korver connected on his 600th 3-pointer as a Hawk. He is the fourth Hawks player to reach the mark, joining Mookie Blaylock (1,050), Joe Johnson (908) and Jason Terry (648).
* Mike Muscala said his sprained right ankle is still not 100 percent. The center, who was active Tuesday but did not play against the Heat, said he still experiences soreness after workouts.
* Justin Holiday was 1 of 5 from 3-point range but the one he hit was big. His corner 3-pointer with eight minutes remaining stopped a 10-0 Heat run to start the fourth quarter. “The way I think when I play is if I’m open, I’ve got to shoot the ball. That’s the way I have to play. I got a good pass in the corner. I know I missed a few before that but I’ve got to keep shooting. The guy ran at me hard. I pump faked and let it go.”
* All five Heat starters had at least one blocked shot, the 14th time they have done so in franchise history.
* For the second straight game, the Hawks won the rebound battle, outdueling the Heat on the boards 51-49, even with Hassan Whiteside and Chris Bosh grabbing 14 each.
* Before the game, Budenholzer was again asked about Tim Hardaway Jr., who has yet to play this season. His father was a staple of past Heat teams during a Hall of Fame career and his No. 10 has been retired by the organization. “I think Tim is going to grow and get more comfortable and learn. In some ways, Lamar (Patterson) has played in summer league and was around a lot the previous summer before he went to Europe. I think, with time, Tim is going to be very good and is going to help us.”
Key stat
Jeff Teague had 18 of his game-high 26 points in the second half.
Quote of the game
“It’s my career. You take a shot at my head, you swing at me, it’s a tough play. They made the right call, a flagrant. Now I’ve got to move on.”
Paul Millsap on Flagrant-1 foul on Wade
Report card
Offense: B
The Hawks moved the ball and totaled 25 assists on 37 made field goals. They have at least 22 assists in all five games. The offense was crisp for longer stretches as Budenholzer said postgame he believed this was the team’s best game so far this young season.
Defense: B
The Hawks were closer to a 48-minute game but a poor fourth quarter made the game closer than it probably should have been. They held the Heat to 16 second-quarter points on 7 of 24 shooting. They were outdone 27-19 in the final period as the Heat shot 54 percent. The Heat shot 44.2 percent, the first team to top 41 percent against Hawks this season.
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