Four consecutive defeats lost the first place in the East
The Miami Heat suffered four straight losses and briefly fell to fourth place in the East, but fortunately, the Bucks and 76ers lost, so the Heat returned to second place in the East. However, for the Heat, who previously sat firmly on the first throne in the East, the current situation is indeed somewhat unacceptable. It all began with the clashes between Butler and Haslem. Once a team has infighting, it's hard to win games because they're not on the same line.
However, only winning will allow them to get back on the same track. In this game, the Miami Heat hosted the Challenge of the Saramento Kings at home, the third-to-last team in the West, and although they just won two consecutive games, they beat the Eastern Fish Belly. As well as this game, Fox and Sabonis Jr. were both sidelined due to injury, so the Heat had no reason to lose.
The Heat are determined to win
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Heat showed their determination to win, Adebayo had 8 points and 2 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting, Lowry hit 2 three-pointers, Hiro also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, the team bombed 31 points in a single quarter, and only let the Kings get 19 points, directly taking a 12-point lead. After returning from the second quarter, Butler began to exert his strength, scoring 9 points and 1 rebound on 3-of-4 shooting, leading the Heat to another 26 points, while the Kings' offense was still a mess, and at the end of the half, the Heat led the Kings by 16 points at 57-41.
In the second half, Butler continued to exert his strength, three-point shots 3 of 3, this season, Butler's three-point performance is rare, with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Hiro 8 points and 2 rebounds, Strus 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and the Heat bombarded 36 points in the single quarter, as if to close the momentum of the game. The Kings only scored 27 points, so the difference between the two teams went directly to 25 points, and there was only one last quarter left in the game, and judging by the Kings' lineup talent in this game, the game completely lost suspense.
After returning from the last quarter, Spoo did not replace the main force, still let Butler and Hiro stay on the court, it is obvious that this victory can not be any accidents. Hiro hit a three-pointer and Butler scored 2+1, and the Heat maintained a 20-plus lead. With the final whistle sounding, the Miami Heat finally defeated the Saramento Kings 123-100 and successfully refused to lose five straight.
Return to the first throne of the East
After winning this must-win, the Miami Heat have returned to the throne of the first place in the East, although this position is not secure now, but it is also the first place in the East. Butler had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 10-of-14 shooting, Adebayor had 22 points and 15 rebounds on 10-of-16 shooting, and Hiro had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-15 shooting. Dunroe on the bench hit five three-pointers and also had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Lowry had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 3-of-4 shooting.
Without Fox and no Sabonis Jr., the Kings' loss of victory is to be expected. Mitchell had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists, which is commendable as a rookie. Barnes had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-10 shooting, Jones had 15 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting, Lyles had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and Di Vincenzo on the bench also had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and the team scored in double figures, but there was still no way to stop Miami's anger.