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NBA: MIami 88, Atlanta 81

MIAMI, March 5 (UPI) -- Eddie Jones scored a season-high 21 points and Shaquille O'Neal added 14 points and nine rebounds Monday as the Miami Heat downed the Atlanta Hawks, 88-81.

Gary Payton added 11 points and James Posey had 10 for Miami, which has won three straight and 11 of its last 14 games.

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Anthony Johnson and Josh Smith each had 16 points for the Hawks. Josh Childress added 14 points and eight rebounds in the loss, Atlanta's sixth straight.

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