<p>ATLANTA — Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 21 points, John Collins added 20 and the injury-depleted Atlanta Hawks surprised the Miami Heat with a 118-103 victory Friday night.</p>
<p>Atlanta played without its two best players, leading scorer Trae Young and NBA rebounding leader Clint Capela, but the Hawks still proved too much for Miami’s leaky defense. </p>
<p>The Hawks, who began the game No. 5 in the Eastern Conference, improved to 33-27 after winning for the 10th time in their last 12 games against the Eastern Conference and 10th time in the last 13 overall.</p>
<p>Atlanta got a combined 47 points from reserves Brandon Goodwin, Danilo Gallinari and Lou Williams.</p>
<p>Miami, which had won three straight following a three-game skid, dropped to 31-29 after making just three field goals in the fourth. The Heat began the game No. 7 in the East, but they trailed by 12, the game’s first double-digit lead, when Lou Williams hit a 3 with 9:45 remaining. Williams followed by stealing the ball and hitting a layup to make it 103-89, and the Heat were in trouble.</p>
<p>Miami’s defense was lacking early as the Hawks led 62-61 at halftime, and the Heat trailed by as many as 16 when Brandon Goodwin hit a reverse fast-break layup with 8:45 left in the game.</p>
<p>There were six lead changes in the third before Atlanta took charge in the fourth. The Hawks never trailed after Collins’ layup made it 79-78 at the 4:38 mark of the third.</p>
<p>Kendrick Nunn finished with 21 points, thanks for five 3-pointers, led the Heat. Jimmy Butler scored 18, and Bam Adebayo had 16 for Miami.</p>
<p>Butler’s pair of free throws pulled the Heat within nine with 3:50 remaining. Solomon Hill answered with a layup for Atlanta, and the Hawks led by double digits the rest of the way.</p>
<p>The Hawks reclaimed the lead at 29-28 on Nathan Knight’s dunk late in the first and were up 31-30 at the end of the period. Both teams got off to hot start with Miami shooting 66.7% and Atlanta 65.4% early in the second with Miami leading 42-40 on Tyler Herro’s 3.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Heat: Trevor Ariza had his first double-double of the season. … Miami was coming off two straight 20-point victories, its first such streak since 2016-27. … The Heat began the game leading the NBA in opponents’ points in the paint and fast-break points, but they couldn’t take advantage of Capela’s absence. … Duncan Robinson, the only Heat player to appear in every game this season, has hit least two 3-pointers in 24 consecutive games, tying his own franchise-best record from last season.</p>
<p>Hawks: Gallinari, who missed six straight games with right foot soreness, returned to score 17. … Goodwin had 17, too. … Atlanta has played much of the season without starters De’Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish, both of whom missed another game. … Interim coach Nate McMillan didn’t have an immediate timetable on the potential returns of Young and Capela. … Rookie C Onyeka Okongwu made his third start of the season in Capela’s spot and finished with six points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. … Atlanta has its best record through 60 games for the first time since 2016-17. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Heat: Host Chicago on Saturday.</p>
<p>Hawks: Host Milwaukee on Sunday.</p>
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