Miami Heat is heading for the playoffs.
Directed by the 30 points of Tyler Herro, the Heat shot down the Hawks of Atlanta by the final score of 123-114 in overtime in their confrontation of a game tournament on Friday evening.
Herro and Davion Mitchell were responsible for 15 of the 17 points of Miami in overtime, Mitchell connecting to a three points which finally put the game out of reach for Atlanta.
The Heat has never dragged in the first three quarters and led by 17 points, but Atlanta stormed to take a six -point lead at the end of the fourth quarter.
A Herro sweater helped Miami again ahead, but Hawks star Trae Young sent the competition in overtime.
Miami moved away in the last five minutes of action.
Herro was effective during the competition, pulling 10 out of 21 on the field and 5 out of 10 in a three -point territory. He also dropped eight rebounds and harvested seven assists.
Bam Adebayo made his presence felt, marking 20 points to accompany eight rebounds and eight assists.
The Heat, which ended the regular season at N ° 10 in the Eastern Conference classification, has become the least classified team to make the playoffs in the history of the NBA.
Fans and former players were surprised by Herro’s clutch performance.
As for Mitchell, he finished with 16 points and played 40 minutes on the bench. He also pulled 44.4% behind the arc.
Miami has now won an appearance in the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season and will face the Cleveland riders.
Match 1 is Sunday at 7 p.m. he.
