Deng has 30 points and 11 rebounds as Heat beat Hawks 115-111
Luol Deng had a season-high 30 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 115-111.
Deng’s 3-pointer put the Heat ahead for good with 3:57 left in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks got within 101-100 on Jeff Teague’s driving layup with 3:39 to play, but Josh McRoberts answered with a tip-in, and the Hawks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Hawks 13-9. Goran Dragic scored 5 of the Heat’s 13 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Deng had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to McRoberts’ 3-pointer that put the Heat ahead 82-81, and the Heat scored 5 points off them. In that stretch, McRoberts had 5 of his 10 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Deng that put the Heat ahead.
McRoberts assisted on 5 of Deng’s 11 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hawks, Teague had 23 points and 7 assists. Teague scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks turned it over 21 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. Teague fouled out.