Mattie T’s 2009 NBA Playoff Preview: #4 Atlanta Hawks vs. #5 Miami Heat
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 18, 2009
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Atlanta won the only previous meeting during a 1994 1st round series in 5 games.
Season series recap:
December 12th, 2008@Miami:
Joe Johnson scored 21 points & grabbed 7 rebounds, as the Atlanta Hawks used a big 3rd quarter advantage to beat the Miami Heat 87-73.
Mike Bibby & Josh Smith added 15 points apiece, as the Hawks outrebounded the Heat 53-37.
Dwyane Wade led Miami with 21 points & 8 rebounds despite shooting just 9-for-24 from the field.
Mario Chalmers also added 14, as the Heat shot just 38.6% percent for the game.
January 26th, 2009@Miami:
Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 35 points, as the Miami Heat held the Atlanta Hawks to 38.2% shooting during their 95-79 win.
Daequan Cook also added 16 off the bench for the Heat.
Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 19 points, while Marvin Williams added 17 points & 8 rebounds.
February 27th, 2009@Atlanta:
Joe Johnson scored 24 points & Al Horford had a monster game with 21 points & 22 rebounds to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 91-83 win over the Miami Heat.
Michael Beasley led Miami with 23 points off the bench, while Dwyane Wade added 21 points & 10 assists.
April 14th, 2009@Atlanta:
Flip Murray scored 17 points off the bench for Atlanta, as the Hawks squeezed past the Heat 81-79.
Marvin Williams also added 13 off the bench, as the Hawks gave limited minutes to Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby, Al Horford & Josh Smith.
Michael Beasley led Miami with 23 points & 13 rebounds, while Mario Chalmers added 15 points & 6 rebounds.
The Heat rested the NBA’s leading scorer Dwyane Wade for this game in an effort to rest him for the playoffs.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Hawks in 6.
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