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Preseason - Toppin 26+9, Adebayor retires from injury, Hawks beat Heat in overtime

10:48am, 14 October 2025Basketball

In the NBA preseason game on October 14, the Hawks defeated the Heat 119-118 in overtime at home.

The specific score of the whole game (the Eagles are behind): 24-35, 30-19, 16-22, 32-26, 16-17.

Heat: Powell 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Huskers 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Thompson 17 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Adebayo 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Mitchell 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Johnson 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Weir 6 points and 11 Rebounds and 2 assists, Madsen had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Wiggins had 6 points and 1 rebound, Achiuwa had 4 points and 6 rebounds, Gardner had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Fontecchio had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Smith had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Larson had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Gorkin had 5 rebounds.

Hawks: Toppin 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Hustein 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Newell 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Lamont Butler 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Krejic 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Djuricic 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Basi 7 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist, Lamont Butler 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Wallace 5 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Ndiaye 5 points, 3 rebounds, Dante 4 points and 7 rebounds.

In the first quarter, the Eagles performed mediocrely at the beginning and fell behind by 5 points. As the game progressed, the Eagles gradually regained their form and began to counterattack strongly, tying the score and then taking the lead, reaching an 11-point lead. In the latter part of this quarter, the Heat caught up and successfully narrowed the point difference. After this fierce battle, at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles led 29-24.

In the second quarter, the Eagles launched a fierce offensive, extending the lead to 32-24. Immediately afterwards, the Heat found the feeling and launched a counterattack, not only equalizing the score, but also leading the Eagles by 6 points. As the game progressed, the Eagles began to gradually narrow the point difference, but both teams performed better in the latter part of the quarter. Finally, at the end of the quarter, the two sides tied at 54-54.

In the third quarter, the Eagles performed well in the opening stage, gradually regained their form, quickly tied and overtook, leading by 6 points. In the latter part of this quarter, the Heat worked hard to stop the decline and successfully narrowed the point difference. After this tug-of-war, at the end of the third quarter, the Eagles led 76-70.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Hawks and the Heat competed fiercely. The scores of both sides increased alternately, and no one gave up. The Heat's Thompson shined in this section, scoring 10 points. After a tense contest, at the end of the fourth quarter, the two teams tied 102-102 and entered overtime.

In the first overtime, the Eagles took the lead at the beginning and launched a wave of offense to lead 108-104. However, the Heat then counterattacked strongly, not only evening the point difference, but also leading the Hawks by 7 points. Despite this, in the latter part of overtime, the Eagles gradually narrowed the score difference and finally won this fierce game 119-118.

Heat starting lineup: Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Kyler Ware, Andrew Wiggins, Drew Smith

Hawks starting lineup: Jacob Toppin, Asa Newell, Veit Krejic, Keaton Wallace, Enfali Dent

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