The Atlanta Hawks beat the Miami Heat 115-113.
Kent Bazemore’s 16-foot pull-up jumper answered Josh Richardson’s driving layup and put the Hawks back ahead for good with 4:20 left in the fourth quarter.
The Heat got within 114-113 on Richardson’s layup with 25 seconds to play, but Taurean Prince answered with a free throw, and the Heat got no closer. They had the ball down 2, but Richardson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Heat 8-2. In the fourth quarter, Richardson had 4 of his 5 steals, 2 of them during a 14-0 Heat run, and the Heat scored 5 points off them.
Omari Spellman had 14 points (9 in the third quarter) and a career-high 4 steals off the bench.
For the Heat, Richardson had 22 points (7 during a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter), 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Wayne Ellington had 15 points and 5 steals.
The Hawks were outscored 20-6 in 7 minutes with Lin, Bazemore, Len, Bembry and Spellman on the floor together.