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10/28 20:45 CDT Giannis Antetokounmpo has 24 points, 18 rebounds as the Heat
beat the Hawks 129-117 for first win
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 24 points, 18 rebounds as the Heat beat the Hawks
129-117 for first win
ATLANTA (AP) --- Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 18 rebounds in his
first victory with the Heat, leading Miami over the Atlanta Hawks 129-117 on
Wednesday night.
Bam Adebayo also had 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Heat, who lost
their first four games after acquiring Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee in the
offseason.
Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points and Pelle Larsson had 17 points, eight assists
and six rebounds for the Heat, who shot 53% from the field and had a whopping
70 points in the paint.
Rookie Kingston Flemings and Nickeil Alexander-Walker each scored 23 points for
the Hawks, who have dropped three in a row after opening the season with
consecutive wins. Jalen Johnson shot just 4 for 12 and finished with 12 points,
11 assists and nine rebounds.
The Hawks were playing the first game of a home back-to-back. The start of
their game against Cleveland on Thursday was pushed back an hour so that Game 6
of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta and Golden State could be played at State
Farm Arena during the afternoon.
The Heat made 15 of 23 shots in the first quarter (65%) to take a 34-25 lead.
They led 69-56 at halftime and took their biggest lead when Tim Hardaway Jr.'s
3-pointer made it 95-77 late in the third quarter.
Hardaway scored 14 points off the bench.
Up next
Heat: Host Indiana on Friday.
Hawks: Host Cleveland on Thursday.
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