On March 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a strong dialogue, the Celtics home to meet the Heat, the game was full of twists and turns, the two teams alternately led, the battle to the last moment, the Heat seized the opportunity, and finally defeated the Celtics 106-98, won the 49th victory, preserved the first place in the East, the Celtics fell to the 4th, the top 4 in the East only 2 wins, the competition is still fierce. With this win, the Heat became the first team in the East to lock up the playoffs.
The Heat are no. 1 in the East and the Celtics are no. 3 in the East, though there is only one win gap between the two teams. Judging by their recent state, the Celtics are better. The two teams have met twice this season, with the Celtics having the last laugh and winning both games.
Both games are the strongest lineups to play, the first quarter came up, the two teams' offense is very clear, the Heat mainly play the inside line, Adebayo repeatedly hit the inside line to score, the Celtics are mainly on the outside, in the first quarter they shot 6 three-pointers, Brown shot 3 three-pointers in the first quarter to bomb 11 points, the Celtics played a small climax at the end of the quarter, Hiro hit a three-pointer, and the Celtics led by 4 points 29-25 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both teams fell into the playing iron mode, the shooting rate was very low, only 7 points were scored in 4 minutes, each point was very difficult, the score slowly rose, and then the two teams finally picked up, Horford played 2+1, and the Celtics led 38-34. The two teams clenched the scores, the scores alternately rose, and the Celtics always maintained the lead. At the end of the quarter, the Heat suddenly broke out to narrow the score, and at the end of the half, they surpassed by 1 point.
The Heat continued their hot spot at the beginning of the third quarter, playing a wave of 16-6 points, at one point widening the point difference to 11 points. The Celtics adjusted quickly, and they blasted a wave of 16-0 direct counter-scores, and Lowry hit a three-pointer to break the scoring drought. Fortunately, the Heat also stopped the decline in time, the point difference did not continue to widen, and the Heat trailed by 4 points at the end of the third quarter, and the suspense was left to the last quarter.
The final quarter turned into a showdown, the Heat quickly tied the score, the two teams bit the score, the score alternately rose, alternately took the lead, and the two teams tied 93 with 5 minutes left in the quarter. The Heat suddenly burst into action with 2 minutes left in the game, butler slammed the charge, and the Heat led by 6 points at 102-96, with only 103 seconds left in the game. The Heat retained their advantage and eventually defeated the Celtics.
The Heat had five players in double figures, Butler 24 points, Lowry 23 points and eight assists, Hiro 12 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Adebayo 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Strus also had 14 points and seven rebounds. On the Celtic side, Brown had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Tatum had 23 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and the Twins scored 51 points to save the savior.