Tonight in Miami the Heat bounced back from two devastating losses to the Pacers and Sixers, and got a win against the Atlanta Hawks 106-89.

It was a pretty easy win. The Hawks were competitive, but never in control of the game. Josh Smith had 20 points, but on 6 for 15 shooting. He had a couple of sweet dunks on fast breaks, but the Heat played some good D, unlike against the Sixers, and were able to limit Atlanta's fast break baskets.

It was a balanced attack for Miami. The Heat had four players in double figures. Shaq lead the way with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Pocket Fulla Posey had a nice game with 19 points and three steals. Jason Williams controlled the game and tempo for the Heat. He took care of the ball, unlike against the Sixers, and only had one turnover on five assists and 14 points. 

The Heat really righted the ship tonight. They only took 13 3's, they got to the foul line 45 times and they scored countless points in the paint. Jwil stopped settling for bad 3's, and took the ball to rim for either the easy score or a dish to a cutting Posey/Jones. Shaq had good position all night in the post, and the Heat were going to him as much as possible. If there wasn't anything there right away, Shaq would make the pass out and then repost. The Heat players were dumping the ball back into him or making good decisions and not just jacking up shots. 

The Heat will step up in competition on Wednesday when they take on the Toronto Raptors. A win against Toronto would put the Heat ahead of the Raptors in the playoff standings. If the Wizards lose tonight in Utah, the Heat will be ahalf of a game in first place in their division. It possible with a Wizards loss tonight, and a Heat win on Wednesday, that the Heat will be the third playoff seed with home court in the first round. Heat fans, we can only hope.