Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat

Wade scores 14 in 4th to help Heat stave off Hawks, 114-113

And he saved the Miami Heat with offense.

Wade scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Heat won their season-high third straight home game by topping the Atlanta Hawks 114-113 on Monday night. It was the highest-scoring quarter of the season for Wade, and it helped Miami beat Atlanta for the first time in four tries.

"That's textbook, Hall of Fame poise," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He's playing his best basketball of the season right now."

Josh Richardson scored 19 points and Justise Winslow added 18 for the Heat, who pulled into a tie with Charlotte for ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Dion Waiters scored 14 and Kelly Olynyk added 12.

Kent Bazemore had 18 points and Trae Young finished with 14 points and eight assists for the Hawks. Atlanta also got 14 points from Dewayne Dedmon and 13 from Kevin Huerter.

Wade made three consecutive jumpers, including a 3, to spark a 12-2 run in the fourth that took the Heat from down one to up by nine with about five minutes left.

"Got a couple shots to fall, you get in a rhythm," Wade said. "We needed it. Obviously, we've had a lot of trouble with this team."

The end was frantic, starting when Carter hit a pair of late 3-pointers to start the Atlanta rally.

Winslow fouled Young with 2:04 left, then picked up a technical as well. Young missed the technical free throw, then made both for the personal to get the Hawks to 111-107. And down by three, after a Heat turnover, Young had a blow-by for a layup that cut Miami's lead to 112-111 with 1:02 left.

"We just fell asleep at the end," coach Lloyd Pierce said.

"Either way, it's pretty cool," Wade said.

TIP-INS

Hawks: Bazemore took six free throws in 23 seconds during the third quarter, after getting fouled on 3-point attempts on consecutive possessions. He went 4 for 6, missing the middle free throw each time. ... Young is the 32nd rookie (and first for the Hawks) to have 500 assists in a season. He entered Monday with 499. ... John Collins, a South Florida native, missed the game with flu-like symptoms.

Heat: Richardson, the biggest soccer fan in the Heat locker room, did some futbol-style juggling of the basketball during a fourth-quarter stoppage. Then he hit a 3 for a 104-95 lead. ... Hassan Whiteside (hip strain) returned after missing three games. He played as a reserve for the first time since April 8, 2016, ending a streak of 202 consecutive games played as a starter (including postseason). ... James Johnson (shoulder) was again active, but missed his sixth straight game. .. Goran Dragic (left calf strain) missed his second consecutive game.

MOVING UP

WADE'S BLOCKS

UP NEXT

Hawks: Host San Antonio on Monday. It'll be the first Hawks-Spurs game of the season.

Heat: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday. The Heat are 0-2 this season against the Hornets.

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Regular Season Series

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