ATLANTA -- — After making NBA Play-In Tournament history by winning two road games, the Miami Heat won't be afraid of facing No. 1 seed Cleveland in the playoffs.

Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two 3-pointers in overtime and the Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night.

Miami will play at Cleveland on Sunday night in the opening game of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

“I know how badly our group wanted to get into this thing,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. “I could see it in their eyes and feel it in their heart.”

Davion Mitchell scored only seven points in regulation before adding three 3-pointers in overtime for Miami.

The Heat became the first No. 10 seed in either conference to make the playoffs since the current play-in format was launched in the 2020-21 season. Miami also became the first play-in team to advance with two road wins.

“We did it the hard way. We're battle-tested,” said Miami's Haywood Highsmith, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds. “We can go anywhere and beat anybody.”

Asked about the challenge of facing Cleveland, Spoelstra said, “I'm so grateful we're in the playoffs. We're the first team to do it, and why not, to take on two road games.”

Added Highsmith: “We fought to get into the playoffs. Now what we're in, we're not going to go out soft.”

Trae Young’s lay-in with 1.3 seconds remaining in regulation tied the game at 106, forcing the overtime. Young scored 29 points with 11 assists. Onyeka Okongwu had 28 points with 12 rebounds.

“Not making the playoffs is a failure to me,” Young said.

Miami started strong, scoring the game’s first 10 points and leading by 17 points at 45-28 in the second period.

The Hawks tied the game for the first time at 88 on a layup by Terance Mann. Young’s 3-pointer gave Atlanta its first lead at 91-88 with 7:36 remaining.

Atlanta led 93-92 before Okongwu hit a 3-pointer. Following a steal by Dyson Daniels, Okongwu’s jam extended the lead to 98-92.

Heat forward Nikola Jovic, who had been out since Feb. 23 with a broken right hand, was available but did not play. Guard Pelle Larsson (ankle) also was available for the first time since April 7.

After setting season lows with four 3-pointers made and 21 attempted against Orlando in the first play-in game, coach Quin Snyder said his players “have got to be more willing to take contested 3s.”

The Hawks responded by attempting 21 3s in just the first half against Miami, while making five. For the game, Atlanta made 16 of 47 3s.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kel'el Ware vs. Onyeka Okongwu	0	0
11:48	Mouhamed Gueye misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:46	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Bam Adebayo makes 12-foot jumper (Alec Burks assists)	0	2
11:11	Trae Young bad pass (Bam Adebayo steals)	0	2
10:50	Kel'el Ware makes dunk (Tyler Herro assists)	0	4
10:40	Trae Young misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	4
10:38	Alec Burks defensive rebound	0	4
10:27	Onyeka Okongwu blocks Bam Adebayo 's 1-foot layup	0	4
10:24	Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound	0	4
10:20	Andrew Wiggins makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	7
10:09	Bam Adebayo blocks Trae Young 's 1-foot driving layup	0	7
10:05	Alec Burks defensive rebound	0	7
10:03	Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul	0	7
10:03	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 3	0	7
10:03	Heat offensive team rebound	0	7
10:03	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 3	0	7
10:03	Heat offensive team rebound	0	7
10:03	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 3 of 3	0	8
9:54	Dyson Daniels out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	8
9:37	Bam Adebayo makes 11-foot two point shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	0	10
9:35	Hawks Full timeout	0	10
9:22	Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot	0	10
9:20	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	0	10
9:18	Zaccharie Risacher misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	10
9:16	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	0	10
9:13	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	0	10
9:13	Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 2	1	10
9:13	Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2	2	10
9:01	Alec Burks makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	2	12
8:40	Zaccharie Risacher misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	12
8:37	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	2	12
8:36	Onyeka Okongwu makes 8-foot two point shot	4	12
8:17	Tyler Herro misses driving floating jump shot	4	12
8:14	Trae Young defensive rebound	4	12
8:12	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point shot (Trae Young assists)	6	12
8:12	Alec Burks shooting foul	6	12
8:12	Zaccharie Risacher makes free throw 1 of 1	7	12
8:01	Tyler Herro bad pass (Trae Young steals)	7	12
7:57	Trae Young makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	10	12
7:40	Alec Burks misses driving layup	10	12
7:37	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	10	12
7:34	Trae Young misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	10	12
7:30	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	10	12
7:20	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	10	14
7:05	Trae Young misses 29-foot three point jumper	10	14
7:03	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	10	14
6:59	Alec Burks misses 24-foot three point shot	10	14
6:55	Trae Young defensive rebound	10	14
6:44	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	10	14
6:42	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	10	14
6:38	Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Tyler Herro assists)	10	16
6:27	Zaccharie Risacher misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	16
6:25	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	10	16
6:18	Alec Burks misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	16
6:15	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	10	16
6:02	Trae Young misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	16
5:58	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	10	16
5:54	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Alec Burks assists)	10	19
5:42	Alec Burks shooting foul	10	19
5:42	Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 2	11	19
5:42	Vit Krejci enters the game for Mouhamed Gueye	11	19
5:42	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Bam Adebayo	11	19
5:42	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Tyler Herro	11	19
5:42	Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2	12	19
5:30	Davion Mitchell lost ball turnover (Zaccharie Risacher steals)	12	19
5:25	Zaccharie Risacher misses two point shot	12	19
5:21	Alec Burks defensive rebound	12	19
5:07	Andrew Wiggins misses 7-foot two point shot	12	19
5:06	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	12	19
5:06	Kel'el Ware makes dunk	12	21
4:56	Onyeka Okongwu makes 1-foot layup (Trae Young assists)	14	21
4:29	Andrew Wiggins misses 18-foot two point shot	14	21
4:28	Heat offensive team rebound	14	21
4:28	shot clock turnover	14	21
4:28	Caris LeVert enters the game for Trae Young	14	21
4:18	Onyeka Okongwu makes 2-foot layup (Caris LeVert assists)	16	21
4:08	Heat Full timeout	16	21
4:08	Terance Mann enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	16	21
4:08	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Alec Burks	16	21
3:52	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop layup (Haywood Highsmith assists)	16	23
3:33	Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot	16	23
3:29	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	16	23
3:14	Duncan Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	23
3:11	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	16	23
3:03	Onyeka Okongwu misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	23
2:59	Terance Mann offensive rebound	16	23
2:54	Onyeka Okongwu makes 7-foot two point shot (Vit Krejci assists)	18	23
2:31	Duncan Robinson makes two point shot (Davion Mitchell assists)	18	25
2:31	Terance Mann shooting foul	18	25
2:31	Mouhamed Gueye enters the game for Dyson Daniels	18	25
2:31	Trae Young enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	18	25
2:31	Tyler Herro enters the game for Kel'el Ware	18	25
2:31	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	18	25
2:31	Duncan Robinson makes free throw 1 of 1	18	26
2:21	Mouhamed Gueye misses alley oop dunk shot	18	26
2:18	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	18	26
2:14	Duncan Robinson misses 24-foot three point shot	18	26
2:12	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	18	26
2:01	Mouhamed Gueye out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	26
1:52	Bam Adebayo makes 3-foot two point shot	18	28
1:43	Trae Young makes driving layup	20	28
1:35	Mouhamed Gueye personal foul	20	28
1:20	Davion Mitchell misses driving layup	20	28
1:15	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	20	28
1:14	Tyler Herro misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	28
1:12	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	20	28
1:03	Caris LeVert bad pass (Haywood Highsmith steals)	20	28
58.1	Tyler Herro misses two point shot	20	28
55.0	Vit Krejci defensive rebound	20	28
51.1	Caris LeVert makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Vit Krejci assists)	22	28
51.1	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	22	28
51.1	Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 1	22	28
49.1	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	22	28
38.1	Haywood Highsmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	22	31
35.1	Caris LeVert makes 1-foot dunk (Trae Young assists)	24	31
16.1	Tyler Herro makes driving layup	24	33
0.1	Vit Krejci misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	33
0.0	Hawks offensive team rebound	24	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	33

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State Farm Arena

Atlanta, GA

Date & Time

11:00 PM, April 18, 2025

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17,690

Referees

James Capers, Ed Malloy, Mitchell Ervin

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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