Hawks Top Heat in “Playoff Preview”

ATLANTA (AP) - Flip Murray scored 17 points to lead the Atlanta
Hawks reserves past the Miami Heat scrubs 81-79 Tuesday night in a
playoff preview that was more like a preseason game.
    With both teams locked into their postseason position - they’ll
play Game 1 in Atlanta this weekend - there was little incentive
for either to give significant minutes to top players. They didn’t.
    Miami star Dwyane Wade, coming off a career-best 55 points
against the New York Knicks, didn’t even bother dressing. Neither
did Jermaine O’Neal or Udonis Haslem, the latter recovering from a
deep cut on his right thumb.
    Michael Beasley led the Heat with 23 points in only 24 minutes.