After winning 5 consecutive games, the Heat, ranked first in the East, sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the lone rangers whose strength should not be underestimated.
In terms of the Heat, Taylor Heroo + David Dudemon is absent due to injury, and although the Heat have home advantage, coach Spoo will still face no small challenge and test.
On the other hand, on the side of the Lone Rangers, the two new signings Dinwiddie + Bertans ushered in their debut, and whether the Lone Rangers can withstand the pressure, Doncic + Brunson obviously needs to play!
However, after 4 quarters of competition, with the excellent performance of Butler + Adebayor, the Heat, who played at home, although in the first half, once overpowered the Lone Rangers and occupied the initiative on the court.
But after returning from the second half, Doncic ushered in the outbreak in the third quarter, leading the Lone Rangers to play a 12-2 counterattack frenzy, instantly reversing the situation on the court.
Coupled with the final showdown moment, Brunson + Kléber continued to exert force, and the Lone Rangers took advantage of the victory to pursue, maintaining a 9-point lead in the last minute, while the Heat could not chase the points and had to lose.
The Lone Rangers, who finally withstood the pressure, also counterattacked the Heat 107-99 on the road, which was worth the trip and ended the opponent Heat's winning streak!
In this game, although the Lone Rangers once fell into a passive situation of 13 points behind in the score, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures, completing the reversal.
In the case of the main forces such as Finney Smith + Dinwiddie + Bertans, each performing their duties, the two core Doncic + Brunson, and the play of the odd soldier Kleber on the bench are particularly critical!
Although Doncic did not feel good in this game, shooting only 5 of 19 shots in the game, with strong personal ability, Doncic and cut a team-high 21 points, plus 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block of the double-double performance.
Among them, in the third quarter, he suddenly shot a single quarter to score 11 points, not only led by example, led the Lone Rangers to fight back, but also once became a difficult existence for the Heat!
In addition, as the core point guard of the team, the play of Jaylen Brunson in this game also played a crucial role.
Brunson was well positioned in offense and defense, shooting three three-pointers and delivering 19 points, four rebounds, six assists, and two steals.
And rationally speaking, in this game against champion defender Lowry, whether it is in personal data or on-court performance, Brunson can be said to have completely defeated the opponent!
Of course, the Lone Rangers were able to complete the reversal in this game, and the performance of the Miracle Kléber on the bench was also indispensable.
In this game, Kléber went low and high, and with only 6 points in the first half, Kléber exploded in the second half, scoring 13 points and contributing 19 points + 6 rebounds + 1 steal + 5 blocks.
And his key performance in the last quarter, 3 shots and 3 shots without false hair, not only completely disrupted the Heat's defensive deployment and plans, but also almost single-handedly, successfully rewriting the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Heat side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and was finally reversed, and the performance of the game that was lost by 8 points obviously needs to be examined.
After all, under the comprehensive performance of Butler + Adebayor playing well, scoring 29+10+3 and 21+12+3+2 respectively, the sluggish performance of Strus + Vincent in 13 shots in this campaign is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of Kléber, who ushered in a big outbreak, and the lone ranger team with all the soldiers, Butler + Adebayor, who worked hard for a whole game, seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of being reversed!