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Tyler Herro scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Jimmy Butler returned from a three-game absence with a sprained ankle to add 23 and the Heat rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-118 on Friday night – moving within a game of Chicago for first place in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta scored 40 in the second quarter alone, becoming the first team to score that many in a quarter against the Heat this season. The Hawks became the first team in the last 53 Heat home games to score 70 points on Miami by halftime.

Heat: Miami played 25 of its first 41 games on the road, and Friday began a stretch where the Heat will play eight out of nine at home.

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