Tuesday night, the Miami Heat They will host the Atlanta Hawks of Florida for the playoffs.
Their starter (Kyle Lowry) is on the injury report listed as questionable (energy) for the game.
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The NBA champion point guard averaged 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 55 games this season.
He is shooting 40.4% from the field and 34.5% from three-point range.
Despite a down season, the Power finished as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 44-38 record.
They have gone 6-4 in their last ten games and are 27-14 in their 41 home games in Miami, Florida.
Last year, Lowry helped lead the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals (they lost in seven games to the Boston Celtics).
The franchise has made the NBA Playoffs in each of the past three seasons and will make the NBA Finals in 2020.
As for the Falcons, they finished the year with a 41-41 record and are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
They have lost 5-5 in their last 10 games and are in the middle.
The Hawks have struggled on the road, going just 17-24 in 41 games played away from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
They have made the NBA Playoffs in each of the past two seasons and will make the conference finals in 2021.