Undermanned Heat get smoked by Hawks at home, 127-115

Another discouraging double-digit loss against the visiting Hawks has the Heat searching for answers as upcoming trade deadline looms.
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The Miami Heat, on a celebratory night honoring the 20-year anniversary of the 2006 championship team at halftime, put up goose egg in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

With a final score of 127-115 that doesn’t show how lopsided this game really was throughout, the Hawks handled Miami from the start. Atlanta had an 18-point edge at halftime and the Heat were still flat at the start of the third quarter. Just another questionable effort, as they will now drop to a mediocre 27-25 record. Atlanta’s first-time All-Star Jalen Johnson led the way with a 29/11/11 triple-double on 12 of 20 shooting overall. CJ McCollum added an efficient 26 points off the bench as well.

Miami came into the matchup with Norman Powell and Andrew Wiggins each getting downgraded to unavailable shortly before tipoff. They also still remain without Tyler Herro, who has been sidelined for the past 11 straight games with a rib injury. Coach Erik Spoelstra went with a starting unit of Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Myron Gardner, Simone Fontecchio and Bam Adebayo.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. was the Heat’s leading scorer, submitting 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 28 minutes off the bench. He was the only Heat player to score over 20 points on the night.

Larsson and Fontecchio continued their scoring surge of late with 18 points each. Adebayo struggled shooting, going just 4 of 16 from the field, but still finished with a 16-points, 14 rebounds double-double. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough firepower to keep up with Atlanta.

The main bright spot for Miami would come off the court tonight with the 2006 championship ceremony. Dwayne Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning and Pat Riley all headlined the most notable names involved with several speeches at halftime. It was a special moment for a special group, as Heat fans got to reminisce on the group that secured the franchise’s first ever NBA title two decades ago.

Dwyane Wade on the standard the 2006 Heat team set for this franchise:

“Y’all have expectations because of the guys sitting in this circle right here. This is the standard” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/erUP4DVeOe

— Heat Central (@HeatCulture13) February 4, 2026

Nobody does halftime tributes like the Heat. Well done. Everyone who spoke (Wade, Shaq, UD, Payton, Riley, Zo, Antoine Walker, Spo) made most of their time. A reminder of what franchise is capable of. Need to do something meaningful before 3 pm Thursday

— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) February 4, 2026

Unfortunately, the present day Heat would go on to spoil the moment as a need for change was felt throughout the arena. At one point, fans in attendance at Kaseya Center formed a “We want Giannis” chant in the midst of an abysmal effort on both ends from this roster. Miami shot just 44% overall as a team and a rough 25% from 3-point range, while allowing Atlanta to go 49% and 42%, respectively.

Will this be the last night that we see this group as presently constructed? The Heat will have the next two days off before hitting the court again in Boston on Friday— as fans across the league still await major trade dominos to fall. Thursday’s 3:00 PM trade deadline is less than 48 hours away.

Undermanned Heat get smoked by Hawks at home, 127-115

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