ATLANTA — That a 21-0 third-quarter run wasn’t enough to decide it spoke to the Miami Heat’s uneven play Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks.
Instead, it was a fight to the finish in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference opening-round NBA playoff series, in what turned into a 111-110 Heat loss and that reduced their lead to 2-1 in the matchup.
And even that result might ultimately prove secondary, with the Heat losing point guard Kyle Lowry for the night in the third quarter with a leg injury.
