Just two days after Tyler Herro’s game-winning jumper lifted the Heat to a quality win over the Magic in Orlando, the Heat fell to the Atlanta Hawks 120-110 on Saturday afternoon at State Farm Arena. That game-to-game inconsistency has had the Heat hovering around .500 all season, dropping to 15-14 after Saturday’s defeat.

Atlanta finished off Miami on a 12-3 run to end the game as they jump ahead in the Eastern Conference standings.

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T he Atlanta Hawks (16-15) will try to extend their two-game winning streak when they host the Miami Heat (15-13) in an Eastern Conference battle on Saturday afternoon. Atlanta ha

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler doesn't want to spend the rest of his career rotting away on a mediocre team earning a maximum contract salary. He still wants to h

The statue, which became a bit of an internet meme due to its lack of resemblance to Wade, was used by Atlanta's home arena entertainment crew at State Farm Arena on Saturday as the subject of a cheer for the crowd when Heat players shot free throws.

Bam Adebayo has had an inconsistent offensive start to the season for the Miami Heat. However, his defense has been elite for most of the year. So much so, the Heat cannot survive defensively without him and Jimmy Butler out of the game.

In an early afternoon game, Tyler Herro will look to lead the Miami Heat to their third straight win in Jimmy Butler’s absence.

The cycle of mediocrity had a chance to add something of meaning Saturday at State Farm Arena. Instead, no three-game winning streak for the Miami Heat, just a loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Philips

Last season, Miami won the series, 3-1, and has currently won nine of the last 12 against Atlanta overall. The HEAT are 79-59 all-time versus the Hawks during the regular season, including 50-20 in home games and 29-39 in road games.

The Miami Heat are playing without Jimmy Butler for a fourth straight game. Here's the starting lineup: Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Bam Adebayo, Haywood Highsmith, Jaime Jaquez. Here's the game preview: Game time: 3 p.