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Butler’s Late-Game Heroics Lead Heat To 124-118 Victory Over Hawks

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Tyler Herro scored 24 points, Jimmy Butler returned from a three-game absence with a sprained ankle to add 23 and the Miami Heat rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-118 on Friday night.

Omer Yurtseven finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds to help Miami move within a game of Chicago for first place in the Eastern Conference.

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P.J. Tucker scored 17 points, and Max Strus added 16 for Miami.

The Heat have won seven in a row at home.

Trae Young had 24 points for Atlanta, which rallied from 17 down early and led by 10 in the second half before letting it get away.