At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time this morning, the 2021-22 NBA Professional League regular season Miami Heat sat at home against the New York Knicks as promised. In this game, Heat coach Eric Spollstra sent Kyle Lowry, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, Bam Adebayo's starting lineup, Taylor Hiro was absent due to injury, and Oladipo was on leave. Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau sent Alec Burks, Evan Fournier, RJ Barrett, Otto Topping and Jericho Sims to start, but Randall, Rose and Walker did not play.
After the game began, Adebayor and Butler scored in succession, and Fournier shots into the net. Burks and Barrett hit three consecutive points, And topping made a second offense, and the Knicks gradually took the lead. Lowry raised his hand from the outside, and Sims completed the dunk. Duncan Robinson hit a three-pointer and Mitchell Robinson scored 2+1. Gibson and Quickley fired from the outside, and Morris and Dedmond's long-range shots were equally accurate. At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led the Knicks 32-25.
Entering the second quarter, Morris shot from a distance and Mitchell Robinson scored consecutive dunks. Dedmund and Martin committed consecutive fouls and walked to the free throw line, and Fournier shot straight into the net. Adebayor ravaged the inside line with full power, Burks and Sims took turns playing, and the Knicks struggled to chase points. Tucker and Butler scored consecutively, and Lowry shot an arrow through the heart. Butler's 2+1, whistle-pressed jumper at the end of the quarter was a 2+1, and at the end of the first half, the Heat led the Knicks 58-49.
Yi Bian fought again, entering the third quarter of the game, Topping long throw hollow into the net, Adebayo played 2+1 also in color. Butler hit the inside line to give and take, and Barrett's breakthrough layup was also very sharp. Lowry shots were accurately guided, and Topping found the feeling of consecutive scoring. Adebayo jumped into the basket, Burks and Strus shot each other, and as Lowry made a good free throw, the Heat led the Knicks 88-73 in the third quarter.
Entering the final game, Morris hit a jumper, then the Heat attacked the power outage, Quakeley hit a row of shots, Grimes soared into the three-pointer, and the Knicks exploded to tie the score 19-2. Butler threw a throw in, Quakeley and Grimes took turns to play, and the Knicks achieved a rebound! Quickley's consecutive throws were outstanding, Strus was far into the net, and Gibson completed the dunk! Although Butler continued to run three points to break through the long sky, but the helpless game time was running out, and the suspense of winning or losing the game gradually disappeared. In the end, the Knicks, who had a double-doubles five, beat the Heat 111-103 to welcome two consecutive wins!
To view the personal data of the main players of both sides:
For the Knicks (11th in the East), Emanuel Quakeley had 23 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; RJ Barrett had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists; Otto Topping had 15 points and 8 rebounds; Alec Burks had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists; Mitchell Robinson had 11 points, 7 rebounds; Grimes had 9 points; Evan Fournier had 7 points, 4 assists and 2 steals; Sims had 6 points and 7 rebounds; Gibson had 5 points and 3 rebounds McBride had 5 points, 5 assists, and 2 rebounds.
For the Heat (No. 1 in the East), Jimmy Butler had 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists; Bam Adebayo 17 points and nine rebounds; Kyle Lowry 17 points, four rebounds and three assists; Max Strus had 11 points and three assists; Maurice Big 10 points; Duncan Robinson had six points; Dydemon had five points, four rebounds; Tucker had four points, five rebounds, two steals; Martin had 3 points, four rebounds, and two assists.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau praised the performance of the players, saying: "The performance of the players is fantastic! They did well in training and played well on the pitch today. We just want to keep improving, and I know there's a lot of misconceptions about us, that's what people say without knowing about the Knicks, and you don't know what's going on until you've looked at the footage of two or three games. ”
Looking at the Heat, who suffered three consecutive losses, head coach Eric Spoelstra said helplessly when talking about the reasons for the loss: "Today Emmanuel Quikley hit some very difficult running shots, and he also stood at the free throw line, and he played well to beat us. ”
Facing the media footage, Heat core Jimmy Butler said: "We didn't play well in the final stages, there is no problem that Coach Spollstra can solve with the tactics drawn, this is our responsibility as a player. ”
According to the schedule, tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. Beijing time, the Heat will play with the Nets at home, and at 3:30 a.m. on March 28, the Knicks will compete with the Pistons on the road, hoping that in the case of away from injury, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: Weibo)
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