Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks will be taking on Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat tonight. Despite the obvious talent of both teams, they are struggling so far this NBA season. The Hawks currently hold a record of 32 wins and 31 losses. On the other hand, Miami has 33 wins and 31 losses.
That gives them the 7th and 8th spots in the Eastern Conference and would mean they would participate in the play-in tournament if the season ended today. Considering that both these teams have postseason aspirations, they are hungry for a win to improve their standings heading into this matchup.
Health and availability play a huge role in determining which team ends up winning. Thus, NBA fans should want to know about the injury reports for the players as well as an expert prediction for the game.
Trae Young looks healthy for the Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat game tonight
Thankfully for Hawks fans, Trae looks healthy and good to go for this game against the Miami Heat. Despite the addition of Dejounte Murray to the team this offseason, the Hawks will still need Trae in order to keep up with the Heat. He is certainly their best offensive player and facilitator.
As fans will know, the Heat and Hawks have a very recent and fresh history. They faced off during the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last season and Miami ended up winning that series. Therefore, this is expected to be an exciting match between old rivals desperate to make it deep into the NBA postseason and avoid the play-in tournament.
With that being said, here are the injury report and expected rosters for the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat as they get ready to play.
Atlanta Hawks injury report
(There are no injuries listed for the Hawks tonight)
Atlanta Hawks expected roster
- Trae Young
- Dejounte Murray
- John Collins
- De’Andre Hunter
- Clint Capela
Miami Heat injury report
- Kyle Lowry (out)
- Nikola Jovic (out)
- Omer Yurtseven (out)
Miami Heat expected roster
- Jimmy Butler
- Tyler Herro
- Gabe Vincent
- Kevin Love
- Bam Adebayo
As we can tell, the Hawks look completely healthy for this game and all main stars are expected to play. On the other hand, the Miami Heat will be missing their veteran point guard Kyle Lowry. Finally, here are the expert predicitions for this match.
The Heat are favored over the Hawks tonight
While there is no denying that the Hawks look healthier than the Heat, all the main Heat players look good to go for this game. They are also coming off a narrow loss to the New York Knicks, a team that they should have beaten. Therefore, Miami will be looking to get a win tonight against the Hawks.
They also hold a better record and are a more proven and consistent team over the years. Atlanta certainly has enough talent to make this a close game. Nonetheless, we are siding with Jimmy Butler and the Heat tonight.
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