Michael Lee of the AJC writes that so much appeared to be changing in the short regime of coach Terry Stotts. The Hawks took good care of the ball, their defensive intensity was high and so was the morale.

But in Stotts' third game, they looked like the same old Hawks. They reverted to old form Monday night, leaving the Miami Heat with easy lanes to the basket, wide open perimeter jumpers and a tasty assortment of turnovers. It all amounted to a 93-84 loss, the Hawks' 10th in a row on the road.