Atlanta prevails at home

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Miami Heat 106-91. Joe Johnson seemed to finally get it going offensively scoring 25 points. A key to that change was he got to the free throw line more and made them count. Johnson shot 12-15 from the line well above the 52% he was shooting prior to that. He also did the other things that makes his game so versatile adding 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith added 20 for the Hawks despite his late game blunder. Dwyane Wade was beat up in the physical game throughout. He was still able to put up a game high 29 points. Suffering from back spasms and tough collision caused him to hit his head on the floor. Referree's foul calling is and will remain to be crusial to these playoffs. Many argue the flagrant foul on Wade's block attempt at the rim of a Maurice Evans dunk try was a bad call. Ref's have to weigh the play and the plays that lead up to them in order to come up with the best call. I will admit I wouldn't want their job at playoff time. Miami will look to regroup and hold of elimination at home Friday May 1.