Jalen Johnson scores 28 points; Atlanta Hawks fly away from Miami Heat 120-110

Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks were able to get the Miami Heat, 120-110 Saturday afternoon at State Farm Arena. With the victory, the Hawks closed out the holiday homestand three-and-one. One of the key takeaways from Saturday’s game (moreover the homestand overall) is the Hawks’ play on the defensive end of the floor.“I think we’ve gotten stops,” explained Hawks head coach Quin Snyder. “I think we’ve just been able to defend during those times and then try to run opportunistically late in the game. Usually that’s a point when the game can slow down. And it doesn’t [necessarily] play to our strengths, especially if we get a stop. If you get scored on that’s a little different. Let’s execute. But, we want to try to reward ourselves, so to speak. If we can get stops in the defensive end.”Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out ten assists for the Heat. Olympian Bam Adebayo contributed 17 points and ten rebounds. Notably, star Jimmy Butler, sat out for what was described as “return to competition reconditioning.” The team say he will return to the court at home Wednesday to play the New Orleans Pelicans.Hawks...