Hawks grab No. 7 seed in East, hold off Heat

by The Manila Times

Apr 12, 2023 11:15 am

MIAMI: Trae Young scored 25 points, Clint Capela grabbed 21 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks grabbed the No. 7 in the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the Miami Heat 116-105 in a play-in tournament game Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

Dejounte Murray added 18 points for the Hawks, who avenged a five-game Round 1 loss to Miami last season and earned an East first-round matchup with Boston that will start Saturday.

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks lays it up during the second quarter against the Miami heatat Kaseya Center on April 11, 2023 in Miami, Florida. AFP PHOTO

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