After bowing out during the play-in tournament last year, the Atlanta Hawks found their way back into the postseason in 2025. It was another play-in bid for Atlanta, however, and the play-in tournament started with a 120-95 loss to the Orlando Magic.

Tonight, the NBA Play-In Tournament reached a frantic end as the Miami Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 in overtime to secure the eighth seed in the East

For a moment Friday night, as the final buzzer sounded at State Farm Arena, the Miami Heat no longer felt like a 37-45 team, one that finished in 10th place in its conference and endured a 10-game