Beijing time on November 7, today the NBA ushered in a focus battle, which may even be a preview of this year's finals, and finally the Heat sat at home to beat the Jazz 118-115, successfully won their 7th victory of the season, and also gave the opponent the second loss of the season.
Both teams played very well in this game, the Jazz side Mitchell shot 14 of 28 from the field, slashed 37 points, 7 assists and 2 steals, but unfortunately the outside feel is not good, only 4 of 15 three-pointers, otherwise there is still a chance to lead the team to win the game. Conley's performance remained steady, and he shot 7-of-11 from the field today, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. In addition, Bogdanovic and Reus O'Neal also have good performances, the two combined to cut 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. As for Gobert, he didn't get many shots (only 5), so he only got 8 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block.
On the other hand, on the Heat side, they still interpret team basketball as usual, as long as there are players on the court can score points, but the protagonist is still their big four. The first is Jimmy Butler, who shot 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-15 shooting, and used his free throws to help the team stabilize the win in the decisive moment. It is worth mentioning that Butler has become the big dark horse of MVP this season, and in the MVP list officially released yesterday, he ranked third in the league, behind Durant and Curry. If the Heat end up doing better than the Warriors and Nets, Butler has an absolute chance of winning the award.
The second is Kyle Lowry, who may have been unsatisfactory at the beginning of the season and did not perform very well on the offensive end. But with the deepening of the season, Lowry has gradually integrated into the entire system of the team, and his state in the past few games has gradually returned. Today he shot 8-of-11 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range, and exploded a triple-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, which was also the first triple-double of his Heat career.
Then there's the team's sixth man, Taylor Hiro, whose growth this season is visible to the naked eye and has now become one of the candidates for the Best Sixth Man and Fastest Progress award. In this game, Hiro shot 11 of 18, 6 of 8 three-pointers, and had 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and his performance would not be lost to Mitchell on the other side. In the post-match interview, Hiro did not hide his inner thoughts: "I want to win the championship, but the best sixth man and the fastest improving player are also what I want, I feel that I can do both things at the same time, I am sure of that." 」 ”
Since the start of the season, Hiro has averaged 21.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, shooting 47.4% from the field and 42.6% from three-point range.
Finally, there is the Heat's interior barrier Adebayo, whose performance is still as stable as ever, with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 7-of-12 shooting today. As an interior player, Adebayor can get 13.5 shots per game, which is actually very difficult, but it also indirectly proves the Heat's team basketball.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Heat have definitely a chance to impact the championship this season, especially now that the Nets and Lakers have encountered their own difficulties, is there really a team in the league that can stop them?