MIAMI _ The Atlanta Hawks entered 1-9 on the road, on a seven-game road losing streak. In other words, if not this night for the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena, then when?
Make it six consecutive home losses for the Heat, this one a 115-113 setback that came despite rallying from a 19-point deficit to a fourth-quarter lead.
Ultimately, though, it is somehow beginning to feel like a season on life support in November, with the Heat coming up short when Josh Richardson was off on an open 3-point attempt with one-tenth of a second to play.
At 7-13, the Heat opened a four-game homestand with arguably their worst loss of the season, unless you want to count the loss in Atlanta earlier this month.
Even with 22 points from Richardson, five 3-pointers from Wayne Ellington and a double-double from Hassan Whiteside, the Heat found a way to come up empty against an opponent that committed 24 turnovers.
A Richardson put-back with 25.9 seconds to play got the Heat within 114-113. The Heat then put Hawks forward Taurean Prince at the line with 14.4 seconds to play. After making his previous two attempts, Prince this time only made the second, with the Heat calling their final timeout, down two.
Richardson's miss followed, as did another home loss, still winless in Vice Nights colors.
