Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks 4/22/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Miami Heat will travel to Atlanta Friday night for game three of their first round matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. Miami comes into game three up 2-0 in the series following back to back double digit wins after a 115-105 game two win. Offensively Miami was dominant in game 2 making 48.1% of their shots in 38.9% from beyond the arc to score 115 total points in game two.

Jimmy Butler had the best playoff game of his career posting a game high 45 points on 15 of 25 shooting in 39 minutes on the floor. Max Strus chipped in a second best 14 points for the Miami starters, while Tyler Herro led the way off the bench with 15 points in 31 minutes.

The Atlanta Hawks limped back home for game three after an abysmal first two games of this series. In Game 2 Atlanta shot the ball well making 47.1% of their shots but turned the ball over 19 times leading to the loss.

Trae Young played much better in Game 2 with 25 points on 10 of 20 shooting but turned the ball over 10 times. John Collins Return to the lineup to both 13 points and 10 rebounds and Bogdan Bogdanovic led the way for the Hawks with 29 points off the bench.