Bam Adebayo and Key Heat Players to Watch vs. the Hawks - April 9

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Heat vs. Hawks: Players to Watch

Heat Key Players

Adebayo is averaging 19.7 points, 4.0 assists and 10.7 boards.

Terry Rozier averages 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists, shooting 43.9% from the floor and 35.3% from downtown, with 2.4 made treys per contest.

Jimmy Butler's numbers on the season are 21.2 points, 5.4 boards and 4.9 assists per contest, shooting 49.6% from the floor and 40.5% from downtown, with an average of 1.0 made treys.

Jaime Jaquez averages 11.9 points, 3.8 boards and 2.5 assists, shooting 48.9% from the field.

Tyler Herro's numbers on the season are 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, shooting 43.9% from the floor and 39.8% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.2 made 3-pointers.

Hawks Key Players

Dejounte Murray's numbers on the season are 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. He is also draining 46.3% of his shots from the floor and 36.6% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.6 triples.

The Hawks are getting 11.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from Clint Capela.

The Hawks are getting 17.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game from Bogdan Bogdanovic.

Jalen Johnson's numbers on the season are 16.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest. He is making 50.8% of his shots from the field and 35.2% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.3 triples.

Saddiq Bey averages 13.7 points, 6.5 boards and 1.5 assists. He is draining 41.6% of his shots from the field and 31.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.8 treys per contest.

Heat vs. Hawks Stat Insights

Miami Key Stats

The Heat's +120 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 110.0 points per game (27th in the NBA) while giving up 108.5 per outing (fourth in the league).

Miami ranks 26th in the league at 42.2 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 42.7 its opponents average.

The Heat connect on 12.4 three-pointers per game (18th in the league), while their opponents have made 13.1 on average.

Miami's 111.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 20th in the NBA, and the 109.8 points it allows per 100 possessions rank fourth in the league.

Atlanta Key Stats

The Hawks have a -127 scoring differential, falling short by 1.6 points per game. They're putting up 118.7 points per game, fifth in the league, and are giving up 120.3 per contest to rank 28th in the NBA.

Atlanta averages 44.8 rebounds per game (sixth in league), compared to the 44.3 of its opponents.

The Hawks hit 13.8 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 13.9 on average.

Atlanta averages 114.6 points per 100 possessions on offense (11th in league), and gives up 116.5 points per 100 possessions (28th in NBA).

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