NBA play-in tournament: Hawks hold off Heat to nail down No 7 seed in East

  • Atlanta lock down No 7 seed in East, hold off Heat 116-105
  • Hawks will face Boston in best-of-seven first-round series

Trae Young scored 25 points, Clint Capela grabbed 21 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks grabbed the No 7 in the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the Miami Heat 116-105 in a play-in tournament game Tuesday night.

Dejounte Murray added 18 points for the Hawks, who avenged a five-game round one loss to Miami last season and earned an East first-round matchup with Boston that will start Saturday.

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