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Hawks top Heat in NBA play-in game, lock up 7-seed in east

MIAMI -- Trae Young scored 25 points, Clint Capela grabbed 21 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks grabbed the No. 7 in the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the Miami Heat 116-105 in a play-in tournament game Tuesday night.

Dejounte Murray added 18 points for the Hawks, who avenged a five-game Round 1 loss to Miami last season and earned an East first-round matchup with Boston that will start Saturday.

Kyle Lowry scored 33 points - his highest-scoring game in his two Miami seasons - for the Heat, who will host either Toronto or Chicago on Friday to decide the No.