When/Where: 7:30 p.m., State Farm Arena, Atlanta
TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).
Scouting report: This is the first game of the four-game season series . . . The Heat went 3-1 against the Hawks last season, with at least one victory in Atlanta in each of the past three seasons . . . The game is the second on a three-game trip for the Heat that concludes Monday in Detroit . . . The Hawks' offseason makeover began at the top, with Lloyd Pierce taking over as coach after Mike Budenholzer parted with the team and moved on to become coach of the Milwaukee Bucks . . . The Hawks in the offseason added Justin Anderson, Vince Carter, Alex Len, Jeremy Lin and Miles Plumlee, as well as draft picks Trae Young, Omari Spellman and Kevin Huerter . . . The Heat defeated the Hawks 119-113 during the preseason, with the Heat's Josh Richardson scoring 24 points in that game at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . Dion Waiters (ankle) and James Johnson (hernia) are out for the Heat, with Goran Dragic (foot) questionable, and Duncan Robinson and Yante Maten on G League assignment . . . For the Hawks, Anderson (leg), John Collins (ankle) and Alex Poythress (knee) are out, with Jaylen Adams and Daniel Hamilton on G League assignment.
-- Ira Winderman
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