On March 19, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma Thunder 120-108 at home.
In this game, Heat guard Taylor Hiro played well. He played 27 minutes, shooting 9-of-13, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and set a record of 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Hiro played brilliantly in the regular season, playing 58 games for the Heat, starting just 10 of them. He averaged 32.7 minutes per game and contributed 21.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks. He shot 44.6 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from three-point range. With his outstanding individual performances, Hiro also became a popular candidate for the best sixth man of the season.
In today's game, the Heat played wonderful team basketball. They have a total of 7 players scoring in double figures, except for Giro. Adebayo had 19 points and nine rebounds, Lowry 16, Martin 11, Maurice Big 13, Strus 12 and Duncan Robinson 19. I have to say that the heat's bench depth is really good. After they put Hiro on the bench, they successfully promoted the vitality of the substitute lineup.
The Heat are evenly balanced on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, ranking eleventh in the league with an average offensive efficiency of 112.3 per game and fifth in the league with an average defensive efficiency of 107.5 per game. And their three-point shooting percentage can reach 37.4%, ranking first in the league.
The Heat's current record is 47 wins and 24 losses, which is the highest in the East, but they are not far from the winning distance between them and the teams behind them. It's just 2.5 wins ahead of the Bucks, who are second in the East, and three wins ahead of the 76ers, who are third in the East. So in the next schedule, the Heat still have to fight to win every game in order to successfully defend the throne of the first place in the East.