Heat face Hawks, gun for ninth straight win

With eight wins in a row, including victories over the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, the Miami Heat has the NBA's attention. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks (28-20), who are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference -- 9 1/2 games ahead of the Heat (19-30) -- likely are getting ignored in their own city, this week at least. Too bad for the Hawks, who are coming off a memorable four-overtime win over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon.