After four hard fights, the Heat won 120-110 on the road to the Rockets, drawing a successful end to 2021. After the game, the Heat officially posted: We ended the year with a wave of 5 consecutive wins, which is our longest winning streak of the season, and now we need to open a new calendar to continue the winning streak.
The Heat's victory over the Rockets is actually not surprising, but this game, the Rockets still brought a lot of challenges to this powerful opponent, although the first half fell behind by up to 25 points, but they did not surrender their weapons, and in the fourth quarter, they chased only 5 points, making the game suspenseful, but unfortunately the lack of experience, in the end, they failed to create a miracle. Heat star Butler scored 37 points and showed excellent form, but apparently, the biggest surprise for the Heat in this game may be kyle Gay, a new signing who has just signed a 10-day short contract, and he almost completed the counterattack in one game.
Three days ago, the Heat signed a short 10-day contract with Kyle Gay, this game against the Rockets, is his debut after returning to the NBA, Spoo let the youngster play 23 minutes and 33 seconds off the bench, and finally he did not miss this rare opportunity, 6 of 8 shots, 6 of 6 from beyond the three-point line, 1 of 2 from the free throw line, bombed 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and tied the highest scoring record of his career with 17 points. Meanwhile, he ranks second on the team, behind Butler, and is also the player who scored the most points on the bench, and after starting on Hiroti, Gay provided a steady firepower output for the Heat's second lineup.
Gay is the 2019 Kings rookie with the 55th pick, this year is 24 years old, 1 meter 85 tall, weighs 76 kg, plays as a defender on the field, has an excellent 3-point shooting ability, but in the two seasons of the Kings, he has not won many opportunities, and the rookie season has only played 3 games. Averaging only 3.3 minutes per game, compared to 31 games played last season, but averaging only 7.6 minutes per game, he finally handed over 2.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1 assist, and at the end of the season, the Kings did not renew his contract, and Gay faded out of the league and went to the development league to play. This time, I was able to return to the NBA thanks to the shortage of personnel currently encountered by the league.
It has to be said that the Heat signed Guy, which is another success of their leak picking, and also reflects how Duran Pat Riley's vision is. If you look back at the Heat's current roster, it's not hard to see that there are a number of young players on their roster who have been draft-out or abandoned by other teams, and before the Heat sign them, these players are almost leaving the NBA to develop the league or play overseas, but the Heat have given them the opportunity and let them shine here.
From Duncan Robinson, who signed an 89.9 million contract in the offseason, to Strus, who has become an important rotation for the Heat this season, averaging 11.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, as well as losing draft Vincent, young interior Ute Severn, etc., when the Heat need manpower, they have gained The Trust of Spoo, and they have all stepped forward one by one to help the team survive the crisis. And the newly signed Kelgay are like them, grabbing the life-saving straw that is likely to help them return to the NBA.