Heat vs. Hawks score: Live NBA playoff updates as Miami tries to put Trae Young, Atlanta in 2-0 series hole
The Eastern Conference's top-seeded Heat made easy work of the Hawks Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series. Miami held control for nearly the entire way in the opener and led by as many as 32 points. Its lockdown defense held eighth-seeded Atlanta to only 91 points, including just eight points for All-Star Trae Young. The Heat are looking to maintain their dominance -- and home-court advantage -- with a Game 2 victory Tuesday before the series shifts to Atlanta. With three quarters of play in the books, the Miami Heat look primed to take a 2-0 lead into Game 3 as they own a double-digit lead entering the final frame.
Duncan Robinson scorched Atlanta with a game-high 27 points and set a new Heat playoff record with eight 3-pointers. Young struggled badly from the field, shooting just 1 of 12 from the field in the loss, including 0 for 7 from 3-point range. The Hawks star will try to bounce back and will his team to a Game 2 win. They'll still be missing Clint Capela, who will remain inactive after hyperextending his knee in last week's play-in tournament.
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