HAWKS AT HEAT
Feb. 1, 2017, 7:30 p.m., American Airlines Arena
Starters
Hawks (28-20)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain), Thabo Sefolosha (left groin strain)
Inactives: Tiago Splitter, Thabo Sefolosha
Heat (19-30)
Goran Dragic
Dion Waiters
Rodney McGruder
Luke Babbitt
Hassan Whiteside
Injury report: Out – Chris Bosh (undisclosed), Josh McRoberts (left foot stress fracture), Justise Winslow (right shoulder surgery), Josh Richardson (left foot sprain); Questionable – Luke Babbitt (right ankle sprain)
Inactives: Chris Bosh, Josh McRoberts
Officials: James Williams, Kevin Scott, Haywoode Workman
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 1420-139 4OT home win over the Knicks Sunday. … In the Hawks win, Tim Hardaway Jr. had career-highs in assists (8) and minutes (58), Dennis Schroder had career-highs in assists (15) and minutes (55) and Paul Millsap (60) and Kent Bazemore (50) had career-highs in minutes. … Dwight Howard has five straight double-doubles. … Bazemore is averaging 19.2 points and shooting .500 from the field in the past five games. He has scored at least 15 points in each.
From the Heat
The Heat are coming off a 104-96 home win over the Monday, their eighth straight win. … Dion Waiters, who won Eastern Conference Player of the Week last week, has scored at least 17 points in six straight games. … He is averaging 21.8 points during the Heat’s current win streak. … They have allowed an average of 23.5 fourth-quarter points this season, lowest in the NBA.
TV; Radio: Fox Sports Southeast; 92.9 FM
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