Jimmy Butler, Heat crush Hawks for 3-1 playoff series lead

Jimmy Butler, Heat crush Hawks for 3-1 playoff series lead

Jimmy Butler erupted for 36 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Miami Heat to a dominant 110-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks and a 3-1 lead in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Butler, Tucker, Oladipo make statements as Heat crush Hawks 110-86 to go up 3-1

This wasn’t about style points. This was about wanting to see Atlanta permanently in their rearview mirror for the 2022 playoffs.So in the absence of their floor leader, the Miami Heat reverted to their defensive roots and opted for gritty instead of pretty, in moving to a 110-86 victory Sunday night over the Hawks at State Farm Arena.Up 3-1 in the best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series, the Heat have an opportunity to clo…

Butler, Tucker, Oladipo make statements as Heat crush Hawks 110-86 to go up 3-1

This wasn’t about style points. This was about wanting to see Atlanta permanently in their rearview mirror for the 2022 playoffs.So in the absence of their floor leader, the Miami Heat reverted to their defensive roots and opted for gritty instead of pretty, in moving to a 110-86 victory Sunday night over the Hawks at State Farm Arena.Up 3-1 in the best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series, the Heat have an opportunity to clo…

Butler, Tucker, Oladipo (!) make statements as Heat crush Hawks 110-86 to go up 3-1

This wasn’t about style points. This was about wanting to see Atlanta permanently in their rearview mirror for the 2022 playoffs.So in the absence of their floor leader, the Miami Heat reverted to their defensive roots and opted for gritty instead of pretty, in moving to a 110-86 victory Sunday night over the Hawks at State Farm Arena.Up 3-1 in the best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series, the Heat have an opportunity to clo…

Butler, Tucker, Oladipo (!) make statements as Heat crush Hawks 110-86 to go up 3-1

This wasn’t about style points. This was about wanting to see Atlanta permanently in their rearview mirror for the 2022 playoffs.So in the absence of their floor leader, the Miami Heat reverted to their defensive roots and opted for gritty instead of pretty, in moving to a 110-86 victory Sunday night over the Hawks at State Farm Arena.Up 3-1 in the best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series, the Heat have an opportunity to clo…

Butler, Tucker, Oladipo make statements as Heat crush Hawks 110-86 to go up 3-1

Five Degrees of Miami Heat from Sunday night's NBA playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks.