Tyler Herro scored 24 points and added 10 assists, Duncan Robinson scored 24 points off the bench and the Miami Heat shot a season-best 59% in a 131-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

The Miami Heat have improved to 27-30 on the season after winning a blowout over the Atlanta Hawks. The Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks 131-109. The Heat are now a full game ahead of the Hawks and sit at eighth place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.

Blown leads have shortened Miami's room for error this season, but these variables on offense can help the Heat find balance.

There have been many players on Miami's bench that have been receiving zero playing time in some games, like Jaime Jaquez Jr. and recently with Terry Rozier who hasn't played in the last two games. Highsmith was in the same boat and understood that Spoelstra has a “tough” job in deciding who plays in a deep rotation.

Tyler Herro -- in a big bounce-back game -- produced 24 points and 10 assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks 131-109 on Wednesday.

There has been no offensive shortfall from Tyler Herro ... 10.7 points. Atlanta dropped its third straight game with a 148-143 setback to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. The Hawks continue to ...

In Wednesday’s home win over the Hawks, the Heat exploded for 131 points on 59.2 percent shooting from the field and 23 of 42 (54.8 percent) shooting from behind the arc on its way to the 22-point victory. It marked the Heat’s first double-digit victory since a 21-point win over the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 19.

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Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

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