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ATLANTA — On a night of hard fouls, plenty of banging and staredowns galore, the Hawks moved closer to reaching the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in a decade, beating the Heat 106-91 on Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.
Joe Johnson had his best game of the postseason with 25 points, and the Hawks took control during a decisive second quarter that pushed them to a 63-40 halftime lead. Flip Murray added 23 points.
Miami’s Dwyane Wade had 29 points, but banged his head on the court in the first half and didn’t really get going until the game was already decided.
