Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat
December 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Heat beat the Hawks 126-111 on 2025-12-26 on the road against the Hawks. The Hawks started Trae Young, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, and Kel'el Ware. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 8 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Dyson Daniels as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 21 points (9/13) in his matchups, with Pelle Larsson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
111
Did not play: Luke Kennard (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kristaps Porziņģis (DND - Injury/Illness)
MIA
Miami Heat
126
Did not play: Bam Adebayo (DND - Injury/Illness), Simone Fontecchio (DNP - Coach's Decision), Myron Gardner (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Herro (NWT - Injury/Illness), Keshad Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Trae Young · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 10.7 min
- Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 11.7 min
- Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Mouhamed Gueye 5.1 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Asa Newell 3.3 min
- Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Asa Newell 3.1 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware Starter 14.5 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kasparas Jakučionis 9.8 min
- Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Nikola Jović · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware 5.8 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Pelle Larsson 4.3 min
- Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware 4.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Norman Powell 8 pts (3/7) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (38 %, 0 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (21 %, 4 pts) · Trae Young (10 %, 1 pts)
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. 16 pts (6/11) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Johnson (20 %, 6 pts) · Mouhamed Gueye (15 %, 2 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Pelle Larsson: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/4) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Kel'el Ware: 37 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Nikola Jović: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Dyson Daniels | Norman Powell: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Pelle Larsson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Trae Young | Davion Mitchell: 28 poss., 11 pts (3/6) · Dru Smith: 13 poss., 8 pts (2/2) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Norman Powell: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Andrew Wiggins: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Vít Krejčí | Andrew Wiggins: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Pelle Larsson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Andrew Wiggins: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Norman Powell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Asa Newell | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Jović: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Kel'el Ware: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keaton Wallace | Dru Smith: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andrew Wiggins: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Jalen Johnson 21 pts (9/13) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Pelle Larsson (39 %, 9 pts) · Nikola Jović (16 %, 6 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (11 %, 0 pts)
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Trae Young 13 pts (4/14) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Davion Mitchell (44 %, 4 pts) · Dru Smith (18 %, 2 pts) · Norman Powell (12 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Norman Powell | Dyson Daniels: 34 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Zaccharie Risacher: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Kel'el Ware | Onyeka Okongwu: 37 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Mouhamed Gueye: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Dyson Daniels: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Asa Newell: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Pelle Larsson | Jalen Johnson: 31 poss., 9 pts (4/4) · Vít Krejčí: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Davion Mitchell | Trae Young: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Dyson Daniels: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Jović | Onyeka Okongwu: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jalen Johnson: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Dru Smith | Trae Young: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Vít Krejčí: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Vít Krejčí: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |