Hosts did not score a point in the third overtime of the game between “Atlanta Hawks” and “Miami Heat”. Guests scored 7 points and won the game 116:109. “Atlanta Hawks” defeated its opponent in Florida several days ago. This time, “Heat” which was playing without injured LeBron James and Dwayne Wade took revenge.
The game which lasted 63 minutes turned out tense. None of the team managed to advance with big difference. The main time of the game ended up 93:93. The first and second overtimes ended up 6:6 and 10:10.
In spite of that the game lasted for a long time, Larry Drew, head coach of “Atlanta Hawks”, did not let Zaza Pachulia play much. Pachulia spent 12: 5 minutes on the arena. He missed 2 2 points, made 2 rebounds, lost the ball once and received 1 personal foul.
Six basketball players of “Hawks” scored 10 points. Josh Smith (17 points, 13 rebounds) and Al Horford (10 points, 11 rebounds) made a double-double. Joe Johnson, captain of “Hawks”, played for 49:13 minutes. He scored only 1 3 points from 7. Overall, Johnson scored 20 points.
Chris Bosh became leader of “Heat”. He scored 33 points and 14 rebounds in 47:20 minutes. Mario Chalmers played well – 29 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.
“Atlanta Hawks” has 4 victories and 3 losses. The team is in the third place in South-East Division and in the 6th place in East Conference. The team of Pachulia will hold the next game against “Charlotte Bobcats” tomorrow (at 04:00 Tbilisi time).
