Hawks win doubleheader

March 8, 2008 at 9:58p.m.

ATLANTA (AP) — In less than three hours, the Atlanta Hawks added two much-needed wins to their record.

The Hawks held off hapless Miami in the replay of a protested game, then defeated the Heat in the regularly scheduled contest 97-94 as Joe Johnson matched a season high with 39 points Saturday night.

Atlanta, vying for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, started the night with a 114-111 overtime victory. The teams had to replay the final 51.9 seconds of a Dec. 19 game, which was protested by the Heat after the Atlanta stat crew mistakenly ruled Shaquille O’Neal had fouled out in the extra period.

O’Neal wasn’t even around for the do-over, having been traded to Phoenix last month.