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Heat Opens Quest For 4th NBA Title Sunday Against Trae Young, Hawks

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Miami had two things for practice Saturday that it didn’t have on Friday — an opponent, and a starting center. The Hawks earned their playoff spot by beating Cleveland in a play-in game Friday night, and on Saturday morning Bam Adebayo was back at practice for the first time all week after clearing the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

Miami has its big man. Atlanta’s big-man rotation is a major question mark after starting center Clint Capela left Friday’s game late in the second quarter with a hyperextended right knee. And the Hawks are still without fellow big John Collins, who missed the final 16 regular-season games and both play-in contests.