On January 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Heat's game against the Rockets officially began. After the game began, the Heat played very efficiently on the offensive end, scoring 41 points in a single quarter to lead the Rockets by 11 points. In the second quarter, the Heat led by 14 points. Although the second half found rhythm on the offensive end and the defensive end also found its form, the Heat always firmly grasped the initiative on the court. In the end, the Heat defeated the Rockets 120-110 in four quarters.
Let's start with the losing Rockets. Objectively speaking, the Rockets performed quite well in this game. Rebounds, assists, shooting percentage and heat are all on par. The Rockets had four players in double figures throughout the game: Wood 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Green 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Gordon 15 points, 4 assists, and Tate 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. However, the performance is good. However, in the face of the team's hard power, the Rockets seem to have a really difficult time competing with the Heat. Again, the Rockets' loss is undoubtedly something that everyone expected before the game.
Well, after talking about the losing Rockets, let's talk about the Heat that won. As for the factors that the Heat won, I will not say it here, after all, the hard power of the Heat is far stronger than that of the Rockets. However, this article xiaobian wants to focus on talking to you about butler, who dominates the trend of the game. Butler played 35 minutes in the game, shooting 12-of-21, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and 11-of-11 from the free throw line, and finished with 37 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 0 turnovers, plus-minus +6. Yes, you read that Right Butler just scored 37 points without a turnover.
For Butler's performance on the court, we can fully describe it as "unstoppable". I believe that fans who have watched the game will know how well Butler played in this game. When attacking the position, Butler is on the line to hold the ball, if someone comes forward to defend, then Butler will burst to the basket, burst to the blue line to find the body to fight first, even if he can't hit the ball can also create a foul to stand on the free throw line. Conversely, if the defender doesn't go up to the defensive, butler can also use his soft feel to complete the score. All in all, Butler on the offensive end is a weapon for the Heat, a weapon that can tear up the Rockets' defensive system and carry the Heat on their shoulders.
If Butler on the offensive end is insoluble, then Butler on the defensive end is inspiring. Defensively, Butler will take 100% of the form of every defense, treat every ball will lead by example, and in Butler we never see shooting, we can't see eye defense. We don't say whether Butler's defense is good or not, we say that Butler's spirit of leading by example is undoubtedly infecting every player in the Heat. To take the simplest example, if you are at work and your leaders are taking your work seriously, do you mean to be lazy?
In fact, not only this game, but Butler's performance this season has been very stable, and his performance is completely the strength of a superstar. Speaking of superstars, here I will give you two more words. I don't know, do you remember Jaylen Rose's evaluation of Butler, Ross said butler: Butler is the most underrated player today. There is no doubt that Rose's words undoubtedly speak to everyone's heart, in terms of Butler's strength, he is indeed a superstar, and we do underestimate Butler's strength.