Miami Heat Lose The Game Twice To The Atlanta Hawks

There was still an opportunity to try and win the game though. After fouling Trae Young on the following possession, he would miss one of the free throws.

This would give Coach Spoelstra, a brilliant maestro after the time out, another chance to draw up a play. You can’t be sure what Spo drew up, but you know it isn’t what they ran or at least, that’s what you hope.

The final possession saw a tough contested Jimmy Butler three-pointer to try and put the Heat up one. Here it is.

For starters, you would much rather have him going to the basket in some sort of fashion, if he’s the one taking the shot there. But if you must take the triple, allow Duncan Robinson to take it, the guy who had already sunk a couple of huge shots to bring you back.

That’s how the Miami Heat lost this game twice. They allowed themselves to get down too big in the first place by not playing tighter defense on an Atlanta Hawks team that was scorching from the field and three-point.

Even in the end though and when they were close enough to win it, they couldn’t execute. They gave up two great opportunities to win a game they could have.

That doesn’t mean they should have won it though, as they shouldn’t have, because they didn’t deserve to. You say that based on all of the aforementioned evidence and reasoning, they weren’t ready to win it on Friday.

You hate how this one finished but there are still a few positives to take away from it.

They showed resilience to come back and of mention, in such a short amount of time. It’s also a teachable moment, execution-wise.

Lastly and one thing for certain, Jimmy Butler will be extremely motivated as they welcome the Lakers into their building on Sunday. A win over LeBron James and/or the Los Angeles Lakers is always a way to get over a tough defeat.