Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Hawks Send LeBron Heat And A Fourth Straight Loss

In this free press release Atlanta Hawks handed the Miami Heat in trouble a season-high fourth straight loss with a 93-89 overtime victory Tuesday that spoiled the return of LeBron James in the lineup. James, who missed Miami’s previous two games with a sprained ankle, scored 10 of his 34 points high into overtime.

But missed a potential go-ahead by three points in the final seconds, when the heat woes continues. Both times reigning NBA Most Valuable Player also missed a three-point attempt in the final seconds of regulation and was only 11 for-30 on the ground in what was a night of poor shooting from both sides.

Joe Johnson forced overtime on a running jumper with 25 seconds of the fourth and Josh Smith of Atlanta set up with good giving the Hawks their seventh win in eight games. Johnson finished with 19 points and 10 assists, while Atlanta (28-15) also got 19 points from reserve Jamal Crawford.

“The boys knew it was going to be one of those games that, even in January to obtain measurements in Crawford told reporters.” It is a good barometer. “Dwyane Wade had 27 points, from a knee injury which prevented him from training on Monday and Chris Bosh missed his first contest of Miami (30-13) with a sprained ankle he suffered during the defeat Saturday’s Chicago Bulls.

Before his string of injuries and the recession of recent years, the Heat had won 21 of 22 games. Miami, Atlanta, led by six with three minutes of regulation before the Hawks took part in execution 11.2. James responded with five straight points for the Heat in the battle into overtime. Atlanta’s victory moved within two games of the initiative in the hands of the Southeast Division Miami, which is second in the Eastern Conference.For read more details free press release

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