Hawks secure 7-seed in East after defeating Heat in NBA play-in game.

The Atlanta Hawks secured the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs by defeating the Miami Heat 116-105 in a play-in tournament game. Trae Young scored 25 points and Clint Capela grabbed 21 rebounds for the Hawks, who will face the Boston Celtics in the first round. The Heat will host either the Toronto Raptors or the Chicago Bulls to decide the No. 8 seed and a spot against top overall seed Milwaukee in Round 1. The Hawks outrebounded Miami 63-39, including 22-6 on the offensive glass, and improved to 3-0 all-time in play-in tournament games.