Atlanta's thin bench plays role in Hawks loss
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ATLANTA (AP)— Jermaine O’Neal scored 19 points, Dwyane Wade had 18 and the Miami Heat took advantage of Atlanta’s thin bench and pulled away with a 10-0 run in the final period to beat the Hawks 94-76 on Wednesday night.

Daequan Cook led the Heat reserves with 17 points and Udonis Haslem added 14 as Miami’s backups outscored their Hawks counterparts 45-8. The Heat have won two straight heading into the All-Star break.

Josh Smith scored 18 points to lead Atlanta and Joe Johnson had 16 on 7-for-21 shooting.

Sixth man Jamal Crawford, the Hawks’ second-leading scorer, and backup center Zaza Pachulia missed the game with injuries. Crawford, who led the Hawks with 28 points in Tuesday night’s win at Memphis, was held out with a sore left shoulder.
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