Beijing time on January 15, today, the Miami Heat at home to meet the Atlanta Hawks, this is a match between the second in the East and the twelfth in the East, the two sides have a huge gap in strength, coupled with Butler's return after three missing injuries, Capela is absent, and the Hawks are clearly at a disadvantage. In the last game, they lost to the opponent by 24 points, this game came to the road, the Hawks did not hesitate to let go, under the leadership of Trae Young, the Hawks were at most 10 points ahead of the opponent, but at the critical moment, the Hawks had two consecutive mistakes, Butler joined tucker to score 4 points, and in the end, the Heat narrowly won the opponent 124-118 to achieve a double kill against the Hawks season.
In this game, heat player Butler ushered in a comeback, he played 33 minutes, 7 of 13 shooting, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals. At a crucial moment in the game, Butler hit a difficult pull-down layup to help the team lay the foundation for the victory and highlight the true colors of a tough guy. In the whole game, Butler had a plus-minus of +19 and only two turnovers. The Heat scored in 7 double figures in this game, except for Butler, Hiro played 31 minutes and 49 seconds off the bench, taking points at key moments and hitting a bottom corner three-pointer that equalized the score, he made 7 of 16, contributed 24 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, but the plus-minus was -8.
PJ Tucker made a big surprise in this game, he started 32 minutes, 7 of 13, scored 17 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, only one mistake, at the critical moment, Tucker stepped on the free throw line to score 2 points, and then completed the steal, followed by a defensive rebound, his plus-minus +19 and Butler and Lowry tied for the first place in the game, Lowry was in good shape, he played 36 minutes, 9 of 4, there were 13 points, 4 boards and 8 assists, after this game, Lowry ushered in a milestone, after giving these 8 assists, Lowry's career assists reached 6311, surpassing Bryant and rising to 31st all-time.
Utesevon 17 points, 11 boards and 4 assists, Strus 16 points, Andremont 12 points and 8 boards. On the Eagles side, Trae Young played 34 minutes and 42 seconds, 7 of 13, got 24 points, 3 boards and 9 assists, the individual had a game-high 4 turnovers, the last fatal turnover directly buried the team's good game, his plus-minus was -20, Hunter 20 points and 2 assists, Collins 16 points and 5 boards, Gallinari 18 points and 5 boards, Schulte 15 points and 4 boards, Bogdanovic 7 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, Wright 8 points and 4 assists, without Capela, Trae Young did not have a team that played blocking demolition and empty picks, whether it was a score or an assist, There is a certain decline, and a player like him must have an inside line that can eat cake to partner.
After this game, the Heat won four consecutive games, with a record of 27 wins and 15 losses, firmly in second place in the East, opening up the gap with the Nets, and approaching the Bulls, while the Hawks suffered four consecutive defeats, with a record of 17 wins and 24 losses, ranking third from the bottom in the East. The most correct decision the Heat made this season is to sign Lowry and Tucker, the arrival of the two perfectly filled the team's vacancy, Tucker improved the defensive intensity of the front and interior, Lowry combed the team's offense clearly, this season's Heat is a big dark horse, the strength can not be underestimated.