After swallowing a bad defeat on the road, the Heat, who ranked first in the East, returned to the home team and ushered in the challenge of the Warriors, who ranked third in the West during their three-game losing streak.
In terms of the Heat, Taylor Hiro is absent, and whether the Heat, which has home advantage in this campaign, can save face in front of the home fans has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the Warriors side, Green + Tang Shen hung up the free card, and this battle team back-to-back combat, can stop the decline in the losing streak, Jordan Poole + Wiggins undoubtedly need to play!
However, after four quarters of fighting, although in the first half, the two sides did not divide the wins and losses, but fortunately in the third quarter, the Warriors played a wave of 19-0 scoring climax and gained the initiative on the court.
Coupled with the final quarter of the showdown, the Warriors' outside hand felt hot, once again played a wave of 17-8 offensive frenzy, in one fell swoop to establish a 14-point lead, and the Heat repeatedly failed to attack, had to throw the loss.
In the end, the Warriors also won 118-104 on the road to the Heat, which was worth the trip and also gave the opponent the Heat 2 consecutive defeats!
Rushing to the away game, the Warriors swept away the decline during the losing streak, played a team performance of five people scoring in double figures, and three people scored 20+ to win a 14-point victory.
In the case of Cuminga + Gary Payton + Bjelica and other main players, each performing their duties, the two aces Jordan Poole + Wiggins, and the play of Damien Lee on the bench are particularly critical!
Jordan Poole fired all his might, scoring seven three-pointers from 18 from 10 in the middle and outside the line in the 37 minutes of the game, scoring a game-high 30 points, plus four rebounds and nine assists.
While setting a new season high in assists, it has to be said that Jordan Poole's heroic performance on the offensive end of this campaign has indeed made a contribution to the Warriors' defeat of the Heat, the first team in the East!
In addition, as the all-star striker under head coach Kerr, Wiggins' play in this game is also indispensable.
Wiggins was well-defended, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, delivering an all-around performance of 22 points, 3 rebounds , 1 assist , 1 steal + 1 block.
Among them, his key play in the last quarter, the key play of scoring 8 consecutive points in the inside and outside shots, not only helped the Warriors to open up the point difference, but also almost single-handedly ended the suspense of the game!
Of course, the Warriors were able to beat the Heat in this game, and the performance of Tigers on the bench, Damien Lee, also played a crucial role.
Damien Lee was appointed as a substitute for 28 minutes, hitting three three-pointers on 5-of-10 shooting, contributing 22 points, six rebounds and three assists.
And his outstanding performance of scoring 12 points in the second quarter, while successfully helping the Warriors to bite the score, also disrupted the Heat's defensive rhythm and deployment to a certain extent, affecting the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Side of the Heat, although the team once chased the point difference to 1 point in this game, the team collapsed in the final quarter, and finally reversed the defeat, swallowing the 14-point rout + 2 consecutive defeats of the game performance, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
After all, in the case of Adebayo + Butler + Lowry playing well and cutting 20+ at the same time, the sluggish performance of Strus + Oladipo in this campaign of only 3 of 16 shots is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
Coupled with the absence of the team's top player Taylor Hiero, facing the fiery Jordan Poole + Wiggins, and the multi-point blossoming Warriors, the Heat generals who have worked hard for a whole game in this campaign seem to have no choice but to accept the reality of 2 consecutive defeats.
More importantly, after losing to the Warriors in this game, the Heat, which suffered two consecutive defeats, are currently only 1.5 wins ahead of the Bucks, and in the few games that follow, whether the Heat can retain the throne of the First Place in the East will undoubtedly face great challenges and tests!