MIAMI (AP) — Dejounte Murray hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with two seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks ruined Udonis Haslem’s jersey retirement night by beating the Miami Heat, 109-108, on Friday.
Murray scored 22 points, finishing with his second straight game-winner. On Wednesday night at home, he scored from 17 feet as time expired to give Atlanta a 106-104 victory over Orlando.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 points, Jalen Johnson had 15 and Saddiq Bey had 14 for Atlanta, which trailed by four points with 35 seconds left. Bogdanovic hit a pair of free throws, the Hawks held off a rally and then Murray scored.
Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler each scored 25 points for the Heat, who had their 22-game home winning streak against Southeast Division opponents snapped — dating back to March 2021. Bam Adebayo added 21 points, Duncan Robinson added 14 , and Caleb Martin scored 10.
The Heat couldn’t get a shot on their final possession. Martin resumed play with Butler, who returned the ball to Martin, but the horn sounded and Miami fell to 9-1 in divisional play. The Heat were the last undefeated team in divisional play entering Friday.
It was the 400th regular-round victory of Atlanta coach Quin Snyder’s career. He is the 55th coach to reach that mark.
Atlanta was without Trae Young, ruled out due to illness.
Haslem’s jersey retirement took place at halftime, causing a longer break than usual for the Heat and Hawks. Normally the intermission is 15 minutes. On Friday, it took 36 minutes from the end of the second period to the start of the third quarter.
Haslem and Heat president Pat Riley spoke during a ceremony in which the No. 40 pennant was hung from the arena rafters.
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