Dwyane Wade game 4 2009 Playoffs Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

MIAMI(AP) Zaza Pachulia's right eye was black, and his face was dotted with nicks and scrapes.

"I look like Rocky Balboa,'' the Atlanta forward said.

Fought like him, too.

So did the rest of the Hawks, who finally showed they can take a punch on the road at playoff time.

Mike Bibby scored 15 points, Pachulia had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and Atlanta frustrated an ailing Dwyane Wade endlessly to beat the Miami Heat 81-71 Monday night, tying the first-round Eastern Conference series at two games apiece.

It was Atlanta's first road postseason win in nearly 12 years, a stretch spanning 13 games, and ended a slide where the Hawks got pounded by 132 points in their most recent five playoff games played away from home.

"It's not over,'' Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "We've got to go home now. We survived this trip and we've got to go home and handle our business at home in Game 5.''

That comes Wednesday, and all the Hawks need is to defend their home court twice to get a second-round shot against LeBron James and Cleveland.

Joe Johnson added 14 and Josh Smith 13 for the Hawks.

Wade scored 22 points, shooting 9-for-26 and wincing from back spasms that started at the morning shootaround, flared in the first quarter and continued from there. Jermaine O'Neal scored 20 points and James Jones added 19 - 10 of them coming in a spectacular first-half spurt - for the Heat, who shot 38 percent and never led.

"I hope that everyone understands that this is the playoffs,'' Wade said. "This is how it's going to be. We've got to go up to Atlanta, in a hostile environment, and play the same way we've been playing.''

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[GoldynChild09]

picture perfect move at 2:58

[hotshon13]

i luv miami heat team i lik them dunk & 3 points wade waz shooting

[TheYoungbabybirdbath]

this is literally the worst highlights ever. dewayne wade is not the only player on the floor, and why the fuck would you start it off with him missing a free throw? and not a single atlanta highlight when they won the game? you have some shit to learn... mainly editing

[xPitu13x]

@2pacisthebest90 no dude

1.lebron

2.wade

3.kobe

4.durant

5.melo

[2pacisthebest90]

1. Kobe

2. Wade

3. Lebron

4. Durant

5. Melo

[aejames23]

dwade probably contributed in all 71 points.

[aejames23]

@L3g3nd4ryb4113r dwade gonna be the leading scorer of the heat this year..

[youngblackgang]

1. KOBE

2. WADE

3.LeBRON

4.WHO CARES HEAT GOIN TO CHAIMPIONSHIP LOL

[KBfan824]

lebron, wade and bosh are in miami

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Dwyane Wade game 4 2009 Playoffs Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

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Dwyane Wade game 4 2009 Playoffs Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks