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Miami Heat Playoffs: Recent Win Over Hawks The Perfect Round 1 Building Point

By Kenneth Wilson

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari (8)(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari (8)(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Trae Young #11 and Kevin Huerter #3 of the Atlanta Hawks celebrate against the Miami Heat(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

The Miami Heat finally know who they’ll face as they open up their 2022 postseason on Sunday afternoon. With the Atlanta Hawks prevailing over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland on Friday night, they have earned the right to face the top-seeded Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

While either team would have been more than beatable for a Heat team that’s been among the best all year long, this Hawks team does present a very unique set of quandaries.

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They have a guy that can, flat out, explode in Trae Young.

Indicated by what he was able to do in their final play-in game to get his team into the first round, going for 32 of his 38 points in the second half of the win over Cleveland, he can swing a game for his team.

They are also the team with more experience in the postseason, going on an impressive yet unimaginable postseason run last year.

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