With the return of Butler and Adebayo and others, the Miami Heat finally showed their strong strength, came to the first position in the East, and in recent years, they have continued to add reinforcements to optimize the overall lineup, allowing us to see Miami's desire for championships. Two years ago, the finals trip, although fell at the feet of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Heat has a spirit of never giving up. Sitting on the throne of the Eastern Conference Overlord, they dragged the team to New Orleans this time, away to challenge the Pelicans located there.
Whether you like it or not, the Pelicans' performance over the past two years has been disappointing. Yes, they obviously have a lot of young and talented players, but the team has never been able to achieve results. Zion has not returned so far this season, but surprisingly, they have exchanged Lillard's partner, CJ McCollum, before the trade deadline. As the game against the Heat began, McCollum also made his second-time debut in his career. So, what kind of sparks will burst out of this competition between the two sides? Let's wait and see.
At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans did not play a big role because mcCollum made its debut, but was once dominated by the away Heat. Adebayor shot 4-of-6 in the first quarter and delivered 9 points and 2 rebounds, Butler also had 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 block to contribute, and Lowry, who handed over 5 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. With the three of them working in succession, the Heat took advantage of the situation to hand over a single quarter score of 27-24 in the first quarter of the game, taking a three-point lead. After entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Pelicans can also play a 31-29 score in the situation where the team's starting players are more blooming, chasing down the 2 points.
After the first half of the game, the Pelicans were only one point behind the Heat, and the game still had a lot of suspense. But unfortunately, the Heat, who fought again, did not give the Pelicans hope of a reversal. In the third quarter of the competition, Butler played 12 minutes of game time, delivered 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the team to a 27-18 score, and once again took a 9-point lead. That is to say, by the time it entered the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had been widened to 10 points!
The point difference between the two teams came here, and there was basically no great suspense in this game. In the fourth quarter of the regular time competition, the Heat always cling to the lead, constantly consuming the remaining game time. In the end, the game was over, and the Heat won the game with a score of 112-97. To be sure, the Heat's starters performed amazingly in this game, recreating the style of the former Heat Big Three: Butler sent 29+8+3 data in a single game, Adebayo also had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and Lowry, who handed over 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and the three of them accumulated 10 steals in a single game!
Of course, defensive toughman Tucker also played a tough guy posture, although he injured his leg in an attack in the first half, he still refused to retire and returned to the field to fight with his teammates. Not to mention tucker's defensive role in the team, with this indomitable spirit alone, the Heat deserve to give him a big contract. And see the Pelicans side, ushered in the first McCollum performance crotch, in the process of getting 21 shots in a single game, only 33.3% shooting rate, handed over 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, betrayed the team's trust in him. Still, McCollum has just joined a new team, and we still need to give him more opportunities to prove himself.