NBA Playoffs Rd 1: Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks

[King Taharqa]

(5) Miami Heat (42-39)

PG-#6 Mario Chalmers

6'1 190 lbs

Kansas

10.0 PPG, 4.9 APG, 2.0 SPG

SG-#3 Dwayne Wade

6'4 212 lbs

Marquette '03

30.2 PPG, 7.5 APG, 5.0 RPG, 31.7 3PT%

SF-#8 Jamario Moon

6'8 200 lbs

Meridian CC '07 (Meridian, MS)

7.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 37.0 3PT%

PF-#40 Udonis Haslem

6'8 235 lbs

Florida '03

10.6 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 51.8 FG%

C-#7 Jermaine O'Neal

6'11 258 lbs

Eau Claire HS '96 (Columbia, sC)

13.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 2.0 BPG

Bench Players

PG-Chris Quinn

SG-Daequan Cook

SF-James Jones

PF-Michael Beasley

C-Jamaal Magloire

Head Coach

Erik Spoelstra

[King Taharqa]

(4) Atlanta Hawks (47-34)

PG-#10 Mike Bibby

6'2 195 lbs

Arizona '98

14.9 PPG, 5.0 APG, 39.0 3PT%

SG-#2 Joe Johnson

6'7 240 lbs

Arkansas '01

21.4 PPG, 5.8 APG, 4.4 RPG, 36.0 3PT%

SF-#24 Marvin Williams

6'9 240 lbs

UNC '05

13.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 35.5 3PT%

PF-#5 Josh Smith

6'9 240 lbs

Oak Hill Academy '04 (Mouth Of Wilson, VA)

15.7 PPG 7.3 RPG, 49.1 FG%

C-#15 Al Horford

6'10 245 lbs

Florida '07

11.5 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 1.4 BPG

Bench Players

PG-Acie Law

SG-Flip Murray

SF-Maurice Evans

PF-Solomon Jones

C-ZaZa Pachulia

Head Coach

Mike Woodson

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I like the Hawks in 7 games.

[tarheelblue89]

Hawks in 6

[Hawkfanadam]

I am seeing D-Wade pull it off for the heat in 6

[goodlay]

Heat in 6 because of their playoff experience.

[Jangler]

Heat in 7

[pstall]

This should be a very entertaining 1st rd matchup.

[CarolinaKid704]

D-Wade barely gets it done in 7....Could see that the Hawks get out to an early seris lead.

[King Taharqa]

Hawks thump Heat, lead series 1-0

[King Taharqa]

D Wade is putting on a show in Atlanta tonight. 54-41 Heat late in the 2nd quarter. Might be leading off Sportscenter tonight.

[SMACKDAB]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-hawks-mascot&prov=ap&type=lgns

Must have been pretty hilarious.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

Hawks in 6. Much more balanced than the Heat.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

Hawks bounce back in game 4 after a bad showing in game 3. Series tied 2-2. Lets win it in 6

[Hotsauce]

I thought someone was gonna get shot after that hard-fouling game last night!