Beijing time on March 8, the NBA regular season continued, the Heat defeated the Rockets at home 123-106, the Rockets were almost a quarter and a half ahead of the game, until the remaining 4 minutes of the second quarter before the 55-45 lead, but in less than 10 minutes after that, the Heat suddenly hit a wave of 30-9, and did not let the Rockets catch up after the rebound, thus successfully winning a victory.
It is worth mentioning that this game is Oladipo's comeback battle, after 333 days, Oladipo re-emerged on the field, and came off the bench for 14 minutes, shooting 7 of 4, 3 of 3 three points, 11 points and 4 assists, shortly after the start of the fourth quarter, Oladipo also sent a breakthrough dunk.
As far as the first game of the comeback is concerned, Audi's form can be said to be quite good, in addition, the other two giants of the Heat also played well:
— Butler, who scored 18 points at halftime, played only three quarters, and had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
— Adebayor, 11 points and 5 rebounds in the fourth quarter, 18 points and 10 rebounds
However, the most eye-catching of this Audi comeback battle is not Audi himself, or any of Butler, Adebayo, or Lowry, but Tyler Hilo.
In the whole game, Hiro played a total of 30 minutes off the bench, shooting 12 of 18, 6 of 9 three-pointers, 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, the highest score in the team, +18 plus-minus on the field, also the highest in the team.
It should be said that Hiro only got 1 free throw opportunity in total - according to the fans' ridicule, Hiro's "pure score" (except for the free throw) reached 30 points.
In the second quarter, it was also the section where the Heat set off the momentum of the counter-overtaking, Hiro was 8 of 9 in the single quarter, 6 of 5 in three points, one person bombed the team with 21 points of 37 points, and before the end of the half, Hiro also shot a three-pointer that surpassed the whistle, which felt quite hot.
This fiery state of Hiro has been going on for some time, the last seven games:
— Against the Knicks, he made 9-of-18 and had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals
Against the Spurs, he was 11-of-19 and had 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
Against the Bulls, he was 7-of-13 and had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
Against the Bucks, he was 11-of-21 and had 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists
Against the Nets, he was 8-of-19, with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists
Against the 76ers, he made 9-of-16 and had 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists
Against the Rockets, he was 12-of-18 and had 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
In seven games, he scored 20+ in each game, averaging 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, the highest score in the team in the same period, with a shooting rate of 54.0%/47.9%/80.0% and a true shooting rate of 66.0%.
Zooming in to the entire season, Hiro has played in 53 games, including 43 as a substitute, averaging 20.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, shooting 44.2%/38.8%/86.5% of the three-field shooting rate, scoring second in the team and 25th in the league. And Hiro's "pure points ability" is really good, he averages only 3.2 free throws per game, and of the players who score more than him, only McCollum (who averages 2.3 free throws per game) has more than him.
It is no exaggeration to say that the best sixth man of the season is vying for the best sixth man, and Hiro has almost no opponents:
Statistically, Hiro is the only substitute in the league who averages 20+ points per game
——In terms of record, the Heat currently have the first record in the East
In addition, in terms of influence, when Hiro was on the floor, the Heat could beat their opponents by 6.1 points per 100 rounds, which was quite outstanding for a substitute.
Speaking of the Heat, after winning the Rockets, the Heat's record came to 44 wins and 22 losses, continuing to rank first in the East, and 3.0 wins ahead of the second-place 76ers (40 wins and 24 losses) - compared to the 76ers, Bucks, Bulls, Nets and other teams, the Heat's attention is not high, but this does not prevent them from being the strongest contenders in the East this year.
What's even more wonderful is that the team still did this with a disorganized lineup — The Big Three Butler, Adebayo and Lowry missed 18, 23 and 15 games respectively, not to mention that Oladipo has just returned.
Finally, back to Hiro.
Not surprisingly, Hiro is likely to win a best sixth-man trophy at the end of the season, which will undoubtedly provide a chip for his contract renewal negotiations - Hiro is a rookie in the class of 2019, with the possibility of early contract renewal this summer, the maximum salary is naturally not negotiated, but the contract of more than 20 million may not run.
Of course, before facing a contract extension, Giro has more important things to do - last year's playoffs, Giro and the Heat all played abnormally, the team was also swept by the Bucks in the first round, this year, stronger Giro, better lineup, Heat, another finals is entirely possible.