Spoelstra accused Smith of trying to embarrass his team with a dunk like that with the Hawks leading comfortably.

The replay made the rounds on the highlight shows and Smith was roasted by sports-talk radio shows and TV shows from coast to coast Thursday and all day Friday.

Smith said he just wanted to make sure Spoelstra knew he wasn't trying to show anyone up with the dunk.

"That was for our fans," Smith said of the move he tried. "They've been great to us all season, and they were out in full force Wednesday, so I was rewarding them for helping us get the win. I was just trying to show our fans some love in return for what they've given us all year. It was nothing more than that.

"So when I hear people questioning why'd I do something like that or wondering if I was trying to mock the other team, I just wanted coach Spoelstra to know that wasn't the case."

Smith and Spoelstra shook hands after talking.

Williams, Horford both on active list

In a last-minute change, the Hawks placed Al Horford and Marvin Williams on the active list for Game 6. Both players were expected to be on the inactive list with injuries suffered earlier in the series. Horford sprained his right ankle before halftime in Game 5 and did not return.

Williams sprained his right wrist late in Game 2 and hadn't played since, until the 3:51 mark of the first quarter Friday night.

"I didn't even try and shoot Thursday," Williams said. "That might have done the trick, because every other day I tried to work on it and it wasn't responding. It just felt better today."

Williams played nearly five minutes, missing his only shot attempt during that span, a left-handed hook shot. He didn't return before halftime.

Horford did not play before halftime.

Controlling Wade?

The Hawks' defensive work in this series against Heat superstar Dwyane Wade has been admirable.

They've held the NBA scoring champion nearly five points below his regular-season average at just 26.4 points. Hawks coach Mike Woodson was asked before the game how his team has managed to control Wade.

"I don't think one player can stop Wade," Woodson said. "He's willed his team in the playoffs this year, and he is the leading scorer in our league. One guy is not going to stop Wade, so I'm trying to focus in as a team, on the Heat as a team, not just Wade. Because they have a supporting cast that can beat you as well. We have to rely on our defense to cut some of those guys as well."

Wade burned the Hawks early with 19 first-half points. He was 11-for-12 from the free-throw line.