On the morning of February 13, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in an Eastern Conference showdown, the Heat vs. Nets. As a result, the Heat won 26-26, 28-32, 27-18, 24-35, the total score of 115-111, Irving scored 29 points + 5 assists, he played so well, but did not exchange for a victory for the Nets, after the game he shook his head helplessly.
Currently, the Heat are no. 1 in the East with a record of 36 wins and 20 losses, and the Nets are 8th in the East with 29 wins and 26 losses. In the previous seven meetings between the two teams, the Heat have an advantage of 4 wins and 3 losses, including the last two meetings, the Heat have doubled the Nets at home and away.
In the last round of the Heat's game against the Raptors, under the premise of falling behind in the first three quarters, the fourth quarter almost overturned, and finally was defeated by the Raptors 120-124, ending his 5-game winning streak. The Nets have now suffered the longest 7 consecutive losing streaks in the history of the team, and the first place in this game against the East is actually more fierce.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams, the Nets starters: Irving, Mills, Griffin, Edwards, Brown, and the Heat starters: Lowry, Robinson, Adebayor, Tucker, Butler.
In the first quarter of the game, the two teams bit tightly on the score, alternating, and Duncan's violent dunk in the 6th minute ignited the enthusiasm of the fans. The first quarter ended with the two teams drawing 26-26.
In the second quarter, the Heat replaced the average Edmund with Adebayor, who delivered satisfactory answers on the inside. At the end of the second quarter, the Heat took a 38-32 lead, 64-58 on aggregate.
Half-time scoring:
Heat: Butler 8 points and 3 rebounds, Tucker 4 points and 6 rebounds, Adebayor 7 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Robinson 8 points, Hiro 12 points and 6 rebounds, Vincent 11 points, Strus 6 points, Andremont 5 points.
Nets: Brown 11 points and 3 rebounds, Edwards 4 points, Griffin 8 points and 3 rebounds, Irving 4 points and 3 rebounds, Thomas 15 points, Johnson 7 points, Sharp 6 points.
In the third quarter, Adebayo's strong dominance on the inside line made it unbeatable in rebounding, and the Nets had some physical problems, and after the third quarter, the Heat took a 27-18 lead, and the total score became 91-76.
In the fourth quarter, the Nets launched a Jedi counterattack, and under the strong play of Irving and Cam Thomas, the Nets played a small climax of 14-4 and chased the score to 90-94. The Nets, seeing that things were not good, hurriedly suspended and replaced Adebayo and Duncan, and after Strus received duncan Robinson's assisted three-point shot, the score came to 101-92, slightly stabilizing the situation.
With the final 15 seconds left in the game, the Nets chased the aggregate score to 111-112, the atmosphere was very tense, and in the final moments, the Nets adopted a foul strategy, tucker hit two free throws. In the end, the Heat narrowly defeated the Nets 24-35, 115-111 on aggregate.
This game also set 3 new records. First, the Heat have beaten the Nets three times in a row for the first time in their history; second, the Nets have suffered the longest losing streak of the season, reaching 11 games; and third, the Heat have achieved a five-game winning streak for the first time in 2022.