Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat 2011 NBA Preview, Odds, and Predictions: Shooting guard Joe Johnson will lead the Atlanta Hawks on the road to the American Airlines Arena to take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at 7:30 PM ET. The Hawks enter the game winning 8 of their last 10 games at 27-15 2nd in the Southeast while the Heat come in at 30-12 on a 3 game road losing streak. MVP LeBron James has missed the last couple games with a sore ankle and is questionable while Chris Bosh is out with an ankle sprain he suffered in Sunday night’s loss and Dwayne Wade is still nursing a sore knee. “I’d be crazy to try something like running or anything,” Bosh said. “We just want to make sure that we stay pain-free right now. That’s the main thing. … It’s better. It’s not serious. So I consider myself lucky.” “We’re dealing with a little adversity,” James said. “But the confidence and the mood hasn’t changed.” It’s a good time for the Hawks to come to town and play the banged up Heat. “They’re a tough team,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said. “Anytime you have guys that can potentially be 20-plus every night, you got your hands full.” The odds makers at Brobury have the Miami Heat a -5 1/2 point favorite at home against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Miami Heat lost their last 3 on the road most recently 99-96 to the Chicago Bulls to move to 19-22-1 ATS for the season. Dwayne Wade led the Heat with 33 points 6 rebounds and 4 assists while Chris Bosh poured in 17 points 5 boards and 3 dimes. Guard Eddie House came off the bench with 13 points and 5 rebounds as did Mario Chalmers with 10 points 3 boards and 3 assists. Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta. Vegas odds makers have the Miami Heat +200 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings at home 100-98 to move to 19-23 ATS for the season. Joe Johnson led the Hawks with 36 points 5 rebounds and 6 assists with Al Horford chipped in with 23 points 9 boards and 6 dimes. The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 191 points combined of the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks.
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