Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 108-90 loss to the Heat Friday night:

Key players

* Tyler Johnson scored a game-high 23 points, with three 3-pointers, to lead the Heat.

* Goran Dragic had 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks from his point guard position.

* Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 21 points, including nine from the free-throw line, in just three quarters.

Key stat

The Heat were 17 of 37 and the Hawks were 6 of 20 from 3-point range.

Noteworthy

* The Hawks had just 14 assists.

* The Hawks missed 12 free throws, converting 24 of 36 attempts.

* The Heat had 20 more shot attempts than the Hawks, 99-79.

* The Heat scored 38 second-quarter points.

* The Hawks wore their blue throwback uniforms, the second time this season they have worn the 70’s style.

* Dennis Schroder (suspension) and Ryan Kelly were the Hawks inactives.

Quotable

“They just scored more points than us and we lost.” – Dwight Howard

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The Hawks play the second of back-to-back games at the Magic on Saturday.

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Jason Collins drives against Charlotte Bobcats Kwame Brown (right) during the first half at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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