Trae Young hits floater with 4.4 left, Hawks beat Heat 111-110

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Trae Young struggled in the first two games of the playoffs.

Didn't really matter.

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With Game 3 on the line and the season hanging in the balance, the Atlanta Hawks wanted the ball in his hands.

Young delivered, hitting a floater in the lane with 4.4 seconds left that gave the Hawks a 111-110 victory over top-seeded Miami on Friday night after Atlanta overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half.

The Hawks cut the Heat's series lead to 2-1.

"I didn't have any doubts," Young said. "I was able to get to the basket and get my floater."

Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young celebrates after a 3-pointer in the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Brett Davis)

Jimmy Butler missed a jumper with 12.6 second left that could've given the Heat a three-point cushion. The Hawks grabbed the rebound and got the ball in Young's hands, passing up the chance to call a timeout.

"No way I was calling a timeout there," Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. "We got the rebound down by one with the ball in Trae's hands. That's a great chance to get in transition."

Miami had one more chance to win it, but Butler missed again on an off-balance 3 at the buzzer with De'Andre Hunter in his face to give the Hawks a burst of hope in the best-of-seven series.

"The plan was get free, shoot it and make it," Butler said. "I didn't do it. I'll make the next one."

Game 4 is Sunday night in Atlanta.

P.J. Tucker led a 21-0 run in the third quarter that pushed the Heat to an 84-68 lead and seemingly on cruise control to a 3-0 lead. But Young