On January 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors defeated the Heat 115-108 at home, ushering in two consecutive wins. In this game, Butler retired injured in the second half, the two sides fought in the first three quarters, the Warriors expanded their advantage to double digits in the last quarter, Lowry led the team to chase points, Poole and Wiggins led the team to stabilize the situation and win, Curry was in poor shape and did not feel good.
Statistics:
Heat: Butler 22 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, Martin 19 points and 9 boards, Yutsevin 5 points and 17 boards, Hiro 18 points, 3 boards and 4 assists, Lowry 16 points, 6 boards and 11 assists, Gay 14 points;
Warriors: Wiggins 22 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, Dream Green 5 points, 8 boards and 13 assists, Looney 6 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, Payton 14 points, Curry 9 points, 3 boards and 10 assists, Poole 32 points, 2 boards and 5 assists, Porter 10 points, Bjelica 10 points;
Focus Lens:
In the second half, the Heat's core Butler was injured, and his right foot sprain was framed by teammates;
Curry hit three-pointers in 159 consecutive games to continue to set his own NBA record;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Martin scored his first goal on a layup, Wiggins hit two consecutive three-pointers, and Butler and Wiggins hit two free throws. Poole shot from the outside, Silva ended with a one-arm split, Wiggins scored a strong layup, and Hiro threw a score. Poole and Payton scored, and the Warriors' advantage widened to double digits. Silva scored on a layup and Porter hit the Heat with a three-pointer. Lowry stopped bleeding on three-pointers, Silva hit two free throws, Poole flew to the basket to score, and Wiggins slammed his hands. Gay hit a three-pointer, Butler hit two free throws, Bjelica glided to the basket and Hiro hit another three-pointer. Poole played 2+1, Martin let go of the basket, the first quarter ended, the Heat 25-33 Warriors.
In the second quarter, Bjelica scored a basket, Cumminga released a basket successfully, and Lowry scored 2+1 after Bjelica scored a three-pointer. Lowry let go of the basket, Hiro scored a three-pointer in the front, and Yutsevin took in the air. Hiro flew to the basket, and Curry and Lowry made three-pointers. Martin's outside shots continued, and the Heat rebounded strongly. Curry scored four points on a jumper and a layup, Wiggins scored under the basket, and then he hooked up to score. Butler scored on a jumper, and Payton and Looney scored consecutive points. Butler scored four points in a row for layups and free throws, Payton cut a dunk in the air, Looney flew with both hands to smash the dunk, and the first half ended, the Heat 54-59 Warriors.
In the third quarter, Butler slammed in a three-pointer, Green helped Wiggins dunk, and Payton released a successful basket. Martin was domineering, Hiro hit a three-pointer, Payton and Butler scored consecutive points, Poole cut and Butler let go and Bite the gap. Poole blasted in from the outside, Butler and Martin also shot three-pointers, Poole scored 2+1, and Wiggins hit both free throws. Dream Green finally scored on the layup, Yutsevin slammed one arm, Dream Green hit a three-pointer, and Butler retired injured. Gay's breakthrough layup scored, Porter broke the ball and counter-attacked, Poole and Gay scored, Anderson hit both free throws, Porter hit a three-pointer, Hiro hit a whistle-pressed three-pointer, and the third quarter ended, the Heat 82-89 Warriors.
In the fourth quarter, Lee and Gay scored three-pointers against each other, Bjelica threw in a three-pointer, and Porter's layup widened the advantage to double digits and also stopped the Heat. Martin scored with a whistle-pressing jumper, Lowry and Curry hit both free throws, and Payton fed in. Tucker hit a three-pointer, Looney hit a strong one, Silva hit two free throws, Poole and Hiro hit three-pointers, Lowry hit two free throws to chase the point, Wiggins slammed his hands, Tucker slammed in a three-pointer, and Payton hit a rebound. Poole secured the victory by clipping UteSevon, after which the Warriors maintained their lead and managed to win.
Two teams starting lineup:
Warriors: Wiggins, Green, Looney, Payton, Curry;
Heat: Butler, Martin, Utessevern, Hiro, Lowry;