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

Next

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

About the Author

Keep Reading

The Atlanta Hawks logo is shown at the players' entrance to the practice facility in the Brookhaven area. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS