On January 18, Beijing time, the Raptors played against the Heat, two strong teams met, and both sides have been in good shape recently. Adebayor returned, and with the exception of Lowry, the main force played. The two sides staged a hand-to-hand battle, the confrontation was very fierce, the fight was too exciting, the Raptors chased the score in the last quarter, but the Tuckerdi corner three-point accurate kill, the Heat won 104-99. Butler had 19 points, 10 boards and 10 assists, Adebayo had 14 points and 9 boards, Hiro had 23 points, and Tucker, although he only scored 5 points, hit a key three-pointer. And Van Jordan has 22 points, their whole game is basically a 6-man rotation, and there is only one Boucher substitute.
Van Jordan was in a fierce state in the first quarter, leading the Raptors with a three-point shot. However, Dunro responded with three points, and Butler also scored several times, and the Heat took a 12-5 lead. After Sika scored, Butler scored 2+1, Sika scored again, and Butler scored again. Boucher also scored several times, and Giro completed the dunk. Van Jordan scored consecutive points, even three-pointers hit again, and after Dedmund made up the basket, Van Jordan had three points to force the Raptors to take the lead. The two teams also scored in the second quarter, Sika and Boucher stood up to score, but Hiro and others also scored, Butler broke through to tie, and Sika hit a jumper. And the Heat hit three-point shots, Adebayo 2+1, Dunro also had three points. Adebayor also scored consecutive points, Butler scored from the basket, relying on this wave of scoring, the Heat rebounded the score.
It was a real hand-to-hand fight, and it was a wonderful fight. Van Jordan hit a three-pointer in the third quarter, Barnes also had a three-pointer, and Anunoby then scored 2+1, and the Raptors rebounded the score. It's even more interesting, Adebayo scores in the air, Sika breaks through the throw, Butler cuts in, and Anunoby scores three points. After Vincent's three-pointer, Van Jordan hit a shot, the two teams scored each other, and the defensive action was very large. Vincent and Anunoby also clashed, and the two exchanged garbage talk. The confrontation is too fierce, and no one wants to score easily. Van Jordan hit a three-pointer from a distance, Butler made a foul, hit two free throws, and Dedmund scored from the basket. Hiro broke through to score four straight points before hitting another three-pointer to give the Heat a five-point lead.
The Heat's bench was stronger, and Hiro became the Wizards. In the fourth quarter, Hiro hit a mid-range shot, and Vincent hit the same. Boucher three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Barnes also counterattacked the dunk, the Heat two chased the defense, the result fell in the audience together, the female fans were knocked down, and the referee finally gave a common foul. Anunoby hit a three-pointer and was just three points away. After the Heat hit a three-pointer, Barnes also had a three-pointer. Martin dunked and Anunoby scored three-pointers. Adebayor scored, Strus hit a three-pointer, and Martin scored with difficulty. Anunoby scored 1 of 2 free throws, the Raptors scored consecutive points, Van Jordan steals, and Sika counter-attacked, just 3 points away. The Raptors could have counter-attacked and scored, but wasted opportunities. Butler broke through the breakout, Tucker hit a three-pointer, completed the quasi-kill, and led the Heat to win.
This is the confrontation that the NBA should have! The fight was too fierce, and there was a lot of physical confrontation between the two sides. The Heat have always been a tough defensive team, they have Butler and Tucker, and now that Adebayor is back, the defense is undoubtedly stronger. However, the Raptors are not good bullies, and they can get such a good record, not by the top stars, but by the hand-to-hand combat of the crowd. After the two teams met, they played the flavor of the playoffs, even more intense than the playoffs, letting people see the past NBA, such a confrontation is really exciting. The two sides have come and gone, and they can't open up the point difference.
Under such circumstances, the confrontation is undoubtedly more escalated. Most interestingly, Anunoby and Vincent are both Nigerian players, and as a result, the two also clashed on the field, and both sides were tough. Such hand-to-hand combat is undoubtedly enjoyable, and the two sides scored each other in the final quarter and played until the last minute.