Miami Heat hit the road for the 2nd leg of their two-game series against Atlanta Hawks and will hope to make it a clean sweep when they play at Philips Arena.
Heat have made a positive start to the new season and are 3-1 in the season after beating Atlanta Hawks 112-97 at AmericanAirlines Arena. The game will be remembered for rookie Tyler Herro’s incredible performance as the 19-year-old dropped a team-high 29 points in 29 minutes. The local media couldn’t get enough of him as they described him as a future All-Star. The odds also plummeted for Herro to win the rookie of the year. It’s far-fetched at the moment though, but it’s no denying as well that Herro had a game to remember.
Miami had another memorable performance Jimmy Butler who was playing for the first time in a Miami Heat shirt. the former Philadelphia 76ers star scored 21 points but 12 of those points came on four shots in the first quarter.
All in all, Miami did a good job on Atlanta and will head for the away leg high on confidence.
Atlanta Hawks, on the other hand, are now two-game without a win following their 112-97 loss in the last game.
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MATCH DETAILS:
Match Timing: November 01, 2019, @ 04:30 AM IST
Venue – Philips Arena
Capacity- 21,000
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Team News:
Atlanta Hawks Team News:
Trae Young lasted just 11 minutes in the last game and had to leave the court due to an ankle injury. He is expected to be out for at least a week.
Hawks will be without Chandler Parsons (knee) and Allen Crabbe (knee) as the due nurse their respective injuries.
Evan Turner (Achilles) and De’Andre Hunter (dental) are listed as questionable ahead of this match.
Kevin Huerter is on minutes restriction these days due to knee soreness.
Hawks to choose from:
Evan Turner, DeAndre’ Bembry, Damian Jones, John Collins, Kevin Huerter, Alex Len, De’Andre Hunter, Cam Reddish, Bruno Fernando, Jabari Parker, Brandon Goodwin, Charlie Brown, Vince Carter, Tyrone Wallace
Miami Heat Team News:
KZ Okpala (left Achilles’ tendinitis) and Dion Waiters (conditioning reasons) have been ruled out due to injuries. Udonis Haslem is no longer on Miami Heat’s injury list and could be involved here.
Heat squad:
Justise Winslow, Goran Dragić, Meyers Leonard, Bam Adebayo, James Johnson, Dion Waiters, Kelly Olynyk, Derrick Jones Jr., Duncan Robinson, Kendrick Nunn, KZ Okpala, Tyler Herro, Chris Silva, Daryl Macon
Probable Five:
Atlanta Hawks: John Collins, De’Andre Hunter, Alex Len, Cam Reddish, Trae Young
Miami Heat: Bad Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Meyers Leonard, Kendrick Nunn, Justise Winslow
Fantasy Picks:
Jimmy Butler: It’s not clear why Philadelphia 76ers let him leave but Miami Heat are not complaining. He is a proven talent and is very much capable of leading the scoring charts.
Bam Adebayo: He is in good form, and is fresh off scoring a double-double in the last game.
Kendrick Nunn: This is going to be a big-big season for Kendrick Nunn, who was on Warriors’ fringes last season.
Tyler Herro: He can’t be ignored, not after what he did in the last game. Though, not as a captain, he should be in your Dream11 team.
John Collins: Scored a game-high 30 points in the last match and is in good form.
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ATL vs MIA Dream11 teams: