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Heat vs. Hawks Player Stats from NBA Play-in on Friday 4/18/25

Heat vs. Hawks Player Stats from NBA Play-in on Friday 4/18/25

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By: Stan Son

Friday’s Play-in game looked to be over for Atlanta early on as Miami stormed out to a 33-24 lead after one quarter. But things settled down and the lead did not balloon into blowout territory. Unfortunately, Atlanta could not make progress either, as the second quarter was 29-29, then the third was a draw at 24-24.

Finally, the Hawks soared in the fourth while Miami went cold from the field, allowing Atlanta to take a six-point lead late in the quarter. But then a Tyler Herro ($9,100; 51 FPTS) came along and went on a solo run to put Miami back on top, but he missed a free throw with 11 seconds left in the game to put the Heat up by three.

With 6.1 seconds left in the game and Miami up 106-104, Trae Young ($8,800; 57.25 FPTS) took Andrew Wiggins ($7,600; 41 FPTS) off the dribble and made the game-typing layup with 1.3 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.

In the extra period, Herro made two treys while Davion Mitchell ($5,500) hoisted and converted three deep balls to lead Miami out of the Play-in and into the Playoffs with the 123-114 victory.

Herro finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Mitchell had 16 points, three rebounds and five assists.

Bam Adebayo ($9,200; 53.25 FPTS) led Miami with 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and two steals.

Andrew Wiggins ($7,600; 41 FPTS) contributed 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Haywood Highsmith ($3,500; 35.5 FPTS) was huge with 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals.

For Atlanta:

Young led the way with 29 points, five rebounds, 11 assists, a block and a steal but he shot 9-of-22 from the field.

Onyeka Okongwu ($7,100; 56 FPTS) was beastly with 28 points, 12 rebounds, an assist, a block and three steals.

Georges Niang ($3,600; 36 FPTS) played 26 minutes off the bench and put up 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Stan Son
Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
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