{"id":1443089,"date":"2022-04-18T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443089"},"modified":"2022-04-18T08:30:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:30:26","slug":"duncan-robinson-makes-8-3s-as-temperature-beat-hawks-in-online-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duncan-robinson-makes-8-3s-as-temperature-beat-hawks-in-online-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan Robinson Makes 8 3\u2019s as Temperature Beat Hawks in Online game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fduncan-robinson-makes-8-3s-as-temperature-beat-hawks-in-online-game-1%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Duncan Robinson couldn&#8217;t miss shots. Trae Young couldn&#8217;t make shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In simplest terms, that&#8217;s how Game 1 went for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/miami-heat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/atlanta-hawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson came off the bench to set a franchise playoff record with eight 3-pointers, and the top-seeded Heat forced Young into matching the worst-shooting game of his career on the way to a 115-91 win over the eighth-seeded Hawks in the opener of an Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always nice to throw the first punch,&#8221; Robinson said. &#8220;But in the grand scheme of things, it&#8217;s just winning one game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Robinson scored 27 points on 9-of-10 shooting for the Heat, 8 of 9 from 3-point range. Jimmy Butler scored 21, P.J. Tucker added 16 and Kyle Lowry had 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Duncan-Robinson.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat shoots a three pointer over Gorgui Dieng #10 of the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round at FTX Arena on April 17, 2022 in Miami, Florida.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat shoots a three pointer over Gorgui Dieng #10 of the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round at FTX Arena on April 17, 2022 in Miami, Florida.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But this wasn&#8217;t about offense for Miami. It was about defense, so much so that even Heat coach Erik Spoelstra \u2014 a former point guard himself \u2014 spent some possessions in a defensive stance, clapping his hands and imploring his team to dig a little bit deeper on that end of the floor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to be on edge,&#8221; Spoelstra said.<\/p>\n<p>The edge, for Miami, was razor sharp. Young went 1 for 12, matching his effort against Chicago on Jan. 23, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to give them credit,&#8221; Young said. &#8220;They came out aggressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Danilo Gallinari led Atlanta with 17 points. De&#8217;Andre Hunter scored 14 for the Hawks and John Collins added 10.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 is Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought Miami played at another level,&#8221; Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. &#8220;We talked about that in our locker room, that in the playoffs, there&#8217;s another level you have to get to. &#8230; They showed us tonight there&#8217;s another level we have to get to in order to compete in these playoffs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Robinson broke the record of seven 3s that he previously shared with Damon Jones and Mike Miller.<\/p>\n<p>He sizzled. The Hawks fizzled.<\/p>\n<p>Young \u2014 who saw everything from traps to full-court pressure \u2014 was 0 for 7 from 3-point range and finished with just eight points, a season-low. Bogdan Bogdanovic missed all eight of his shots, and the Hawks never led outside of a brief edge in the opening minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Butler revealed the Heat game plan when it comes to defending Young: &#8220;Just make it physical on him, challenge every shot, keep him off the free throw line and make him pass,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>It worked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very confident we&#8217;re going to turn this around,&#8221; Young said.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta went 3-0 in Game 1s last year, all three of those wins on the road, coming by two, four and three points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>That was then.<\/p>\n<p>This was one-sided by halftime. The Heat set the tone by forcing Atlanta into a 1-for-11 start from the field \u2014 free throws were the only thing keeping the game close for much of the first half \u2014 and Miami took a 59-40 lead into the break.<\/p>\n<p>A 3-pointer from Kevin Huerter early in the second got Atlanta within 26-20. A 15-6 Heat run, capped by a 3-pointer from Lowry, pushed the lead out to 41-26, and another 3 from Lowry later in the quarter made it 53-34.<\/p>\n<p>Gallinari made a 3-pointer to open the second half, getting the Hawks within 16. And that was as close as the Hawks got. Miami controlled the rest of the third, turning things into a complete runaway.<\/p>\n<p>It was 86-60 after three, the Hawks managing only one more point through 36 minutes than Miami had through 24, and the outcome was decided. A four-point play from Robinson with 8:54 left was probably the official end to all Atlanta hope, as Miami fans waved their white giveaway rally flags in earnest after the Heat won a home playoff game \u2014 excluding the bubble run in 2020, which obviously wasn&#8217;t at home \u2014 for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I came here for this.&#8221; Tucker said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP-INS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hawks: The 19-point halftime deficit was Atlanta\u2019s second-largest of the season. Atlanta trailed Chicago by 21 at the break on Dec. 29. &#8230; Atlanta was playing less than 36 hours after arriving in Miami following its play-in victory at Cleveland on Friday. The Hawks got settled in Miami around 3 a.m. Saturday, and Sunday had a 1 p.m. start.<\/p>\n<p>Heat: Butler \u2014 one of the best free-throw shooters in the NBA \u2014 started 0 for 3 from the line, the first time he\u2019s done that in his first three Heat seasons. &#8230; Tucker, Lowry and Max Strus all got their first Miami playoff starts. There have now been 69 players all-time to start a playoff game for the Heat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROBINSON&#8217;S DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robinson&#8217;s eight 3s were the second-most in NBA playoff history by a reserve. Jason Terry had nine for Dallas in a 2011 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. J.R. Smith had eight for Cleveland in a 2015 game, also against Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GAME 1 HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miami improved to 26-22 all-time in Game 1s, including 20-7 at home \u2014 and 12-2 at home when playing host to a Game 1 in Round 1. Atlanta fell to 37-41 all-time in Game 1s, a figure that includes a handful of one-game playoffs from the league\u2019s early days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COLLINS PLAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collins (foot, finger injuries) played for the first time in 19 games. He was 4 for 6 in 21 minutes, with the Hawks needing extra depth inside with Clint Capela out with a right knee injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UP NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 2 is Tuesday in Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Duncan Robinson couldn&#8217;t miss shots. 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