Mattie T’s 1st Round Playoff Recap: #4 Atlanta Hawks vs. #5 Miami Heat
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 3, 2009
Game 1:
90
64
Star Player of the Game: Hawks forward Josh Smith, who scored 23 points & grabbed 10 rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Miami was outrebounded 50-35 & scored just 7 points during the 4th quarter.
Game 2:
108
93
Star Player of the Game: Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who scored 33 points, dished out 7 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Miami shot 55.6% for the game & connected on 15-of-26 (57.7%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
107
78
Star Player of the Game: Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who scored 29 points, dished out 8 assists & grabbed 7 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Miami outrebounded Atlanta 48-35 & held the Hawks to 36.7% shooting for the game.
Game 4:
81
71
Star Player of the Game: Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, who scored 12 points & grabbed 18 rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta outscored Miami’s bench 25-2 & held the Heat to 37.7% shooting for the game.
Game 5:
106
91
Star Player of the Game: Hawks guard Joe Johnson, who scored 25 points, grabbed 6 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta won despite connecting on just 5-of-19 (26.3%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 6:
98
72
Star Player of the Game: Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who scored 41 points & grabbed 5 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta outrebounded Miami 47-36 & held the Heat to 37.0% shooting for the game.
Game 7:
91
78
Star Player of the Game: Hawks guard Joe Johnson, who scored 27 points, grabbed 5 rebounds & recorded 5 steals in 44 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Miami committed more turnovers (17) than assists (12) & was outscored 49-36 in the 1st half.
Congratulations to Mike Woodson’s Atlanta Hawks, who will advance to the Semifinal round for the first time since 1999.
As for Erik Spoelstra’s Miami Heat, they have suffered their 2nd first-round loss in the past 3 years & haven’t advanced to the semifinals since 2006.
Atlanta will now face Cleveland in the 2nd round.
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