The spot sets up right for Miami. The Heat have revenge motivation, Dwayne Wade back in the lineup and playing well and catch the Hawks off a narrow home win against the Celtics last night when they had to come from behind by 22 points to pull out the victory.

The Hawks exerted a lot of energy in that win against the Celtics. Miami has had Wade back for two games now after he missed seven games with a hamstring injury. He had 27 points in a win against the Knicks this past Sunday and 20 against Washington on Monday. The Heat, though, were blown out in that game against the Wizards. However, Miami was playing without rest and Washington had a revenge motive.

Those factors are switched around for this matchup. Atlanta beat Miami, 114-103, less than three weeks ago. The Hawks shot 56 percent in that victory. Miami has tightened its defense since then. The Heat are more than capable of beating good teams at home as evidenced by an earlier victory against Toronto.