Rocket challenges the Heat
The Miami Heat continue to secure the top spot in the East, and with Lowry sidelined, the team continues to win and nothing seems to be in their way. The Heat's offensive and defensive efficiency are in the league's top ten, especially their bench, and they have the best sixth-man frontrunner Giro, who is the second in the league to average points per game, second only to the San Antonio Spurs. But this game, they have to face the Houston Rockets.
Many fans may say that the Rockets are just the penultimate team in the West, what is worth paying attention to? The Bottom Number One in the West is not false, but the Rockets' talent is not bad, especially their bench, which is third in the league in points per game, only 0.3 points behind the Heat. As well as the Rockets in the last game, the upset reversed the second Grizzlies in the West, so the Heat, can not have the slightest carelessness.
Hiro scored 21 points in the quarter
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Rockets rebounded, the eye Green shot 5 of 7, with 14 points and 1 assist, Porter Jr. also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Sagu started for Wood, with 8 points and 2 rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting, the Rockets bombed 32 points in a single quarter, and the Heat only scored 25 points, including Butler with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. After returning from the second quarter, Hiro on the Heat bench ushered in an outbreak, shooting 8 of 9, 6 of 5 three-pointers, and 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a single quarter, which was simply unstoppable.
Under Hiro's leadership, the Heat scored 37 points in the second quarter, and the Rockets only scored 26 points, so at the end of the half, the Heat surpassed the Rockets by 4 points 62-58. In the second half, the Rockets' offense began to decline, Martin and Christopher on the bench teamed up to score 10 points, but the team only scored 20 points, while the Miami Heat scored 28 points, veteran Tucker faced the old owner, got 5 points and 2 rebounds, and Dunroe hit 2 three-pointers. At the end of the third quarter, the Heat took a 12-point lead.
In the final quarter of the game, the Rockets' starting lineup still did not perform too well, but Christopher on the bench took 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Martin Jr. also had 5 points and 1 rebound, but Adebayo scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, Hero also had 8 points and 1 assist, Butler did not appear, the Heat ended the game suspense, and finally defeated the Rockets 123-106, successfully winning 3 consecutive games.
The bench blasted 60 points
As the second-highest bench in the league averaging points per game, the Heat bench bandits once again showed their strength, Hiro had 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and 18 shots and 12 shooting, Oladipo made a stunning debut, also had 11 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, only played 14 minutes, Vincent 7 points and 1 rebound, Dmund 6 points and 6 rebounds, Martin 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, the bench combined to bomb 60 points, it is simply incredible, you know, the Heat's starter only scored 63 points. However, the Rockets' bench also scored 45 points, a very good result.
The Heat's starting performance was equally good, Butler had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists, 7-of-11 shooting, Adebayor also had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Tucker had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, and Dunro also had 13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. On the Rockets side, Green had 20 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, and his recent form was very good, Porter Jr. was 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Sagu also had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Martin Jr. on the bench had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, and Christopher had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.