After swallowing a defeat and a hasty road trip, the Third Place Green Army in the East returned to home and ushered in the challenge of the Heat, who ranked first in the East.
On the Green Army side, the double probe Flower Tatum + Jaylen Brown returned to the fireline, trying to lead the team to defend the home field and re-launch the attack to the first place in the East.
On the other hand, on the Heat side, Spoo followed the previous starting lineup and was ready to win 3 consecutive games on the road through a steady and steady way!
Finally, after 4 quarters of competition, with the excellent performance of Butler + Taylor Hiro, the Heat, in the first half, although they once overpowered the Green Army, occupied the initiative on the field.
But after returning from the second half, Tatum + Jaylen Brown ushered in the outbreak in the third quarter, leading the Green Army to continuously play counter-attacks, instantly reversing the situation on the field and overtaking the score.
Fortunately, in the final quarter, Adebayo + Lowry felt hot, and Strus completed the block continuously, helping the Heat regain an 8-point advantage, while the Green Army could not chase the points, so they had to lose.
The Heat, who finally withstood the pressure, also beat the Green Army 106-98 on the road, which was worth the trip to win 2 consecutive wins at the same time, but also gave the opponent the Green Army 2 consecutive defeats!
In this game, the Heat continued the fiery state of the previous game, playing a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and all the soldiers.
In the case of Butler + Adebayo + Lowry's three giants each showing their magic, jointly cutting 64 points, attacking and defending the two ends of the hammer to explode the Green Army, the play of the Strange Soldier Strus is particularly critical!
In this game, Strus was in danger, starting 30 minutes, shooting 4 three-pointers on 10 shooting and 5 in the middle and outside the line, contributing 14 points + 7 rebounds + 1 assist + 3 steals + 2 blocks.
Not only did it make a breakthrough on the offensive end, providing the Heat with strong outside firepower and diversion, but also on the defensive end, it disrupted the offensive rhythm and deployment of the Green Army many times, and made a great contribution to the Heat team to win the game!
More importantly, after winning a two-game winning streak with a win over the Greens in this game, the Heat also locked up a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs this season with a regular season record of 49 wins and 28 losses.
In addition, the Heat also successfully shrugged off the Bucks, who ranked second in the East, 1 win and re-sat on the throne of the first place in the East, it can be said that the Heat team gained a lot in this battle!
I have to say that although the playoff situation in the East this season has tended to be white-hot, under the leadership of butler + Lowry + Adebayo, this strong Heat team is still the strongest contender for the Eastern Playoffs and even the championship!
On the other hand, on the side of the Green Army, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the last quarter of this game, and finally lost by 8 points, and swallowed the performance of the game with 2 consecutive defeats, which obviously made it difficult for the home fans to accept.
After all, in the case of Tatum + Jaylen Brown playing well and cutting 20+ at the same time, Smart's performance in this campaign is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory!
Smart was slightly sluggish in this game, starting 34 minutes, 3 of 15 shots felt cold, and the outside three-point shot was 3 of 10 shots and completely lost the crosshairs.
Although throughout the game, Smart still handed over a comprehensive performance of 10+5+8+3, but rationally speaking, he personally made as many as 6 mistakes and was finally expelled, which still made the Green Army bury a lot of great opportunities to win in vain!
In the face of Butler + Adebayo + Lowry, who ushered in the outbreak at the same time, and Strus, who suddenly appeared in the surprise, the Green Army generals who worked hard for a whole battle but failed in this battle seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of 2 consecutive defeats.
More critically, after losing to the Heat in this battle, after suffering 2 consecutive defeats, the Green Army was officially overtaken by the Philadelphia 76ers and dropped to the fourth place in the East, which is undoubtedly a big blow to the Green Army at this stage!