The Heat take on the Hornets
The rankings in the East are the same every day, but the top ten have all been determined, and in this case, the seventh to tenth teams in the East have undoubtedly become the focus of attention, and everyone is looking forward to which two teams can successfully qualify and which two teams will miss the playoffs. The Hornets are currently in ninth place in the East, with the same record as the Nets, one win behind the Hawks in eighth place in the East, that is, they still have a chance to return to the top eight in the East, but only if they have to win.
In this game, the Hornets will take on the Miami Heat, the no. 1 team in the East. The Heat have won four consecutive games, which is a temporary first place, and there are only 3 games left in the season, and all they have to do is adjust their form. So the veteran Lowry of this game is on leave, but the stars Butler and Adebayor continue to play.
The Hornets collapsed in the final quarter
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Hornets showed the style of the Eastern Dark Horse, Rochelle had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 3-of-4 shooting, Ball was 6 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, the scoring organization grabbed a catch, the Hornets bombed 32 points in a single quarter, but the Heat also scored 29 points, including Adebayo 6 points and 4 rebounds, and Strus hit 2 three-pointers. After returning from the second quarter, the Heat began to exert their strength, Hiro had 11 points and 1 assist on 5-of-6 shooting, Dunro had 12 points and 1 rebound on 4-of-5 three-point shooting, and the Spark Brothers broke out, leading the team to 41 points in a single quarter.
The Hornets looked overwhelmed, and although the team scored 28 points in a single quarter and Thomas Jr. hit two three-pointers, the Heat still led the Hornets by 10 points at the end of the half. In the second half, Bridges ushered in an outbreak, 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-6 shooting, leading the Hornets to bomb 37 points in a single quarter, but the Heat's offense was still outstanding, and the team also scored 32 points, so at the end of the third quarter, the Hornets just narrowed the point difference to 5 points, but the suspense returned.
However, in the last quarter, the Hornets were completely caught in the scoring drought, Ball and Rozier teamed up to only get 2 points, the whole team only scored 18 points, and the Heat completely dominated the final quarter. Hiro had another 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Adebayor had 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Butler had 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and the team exploded for 42 points. In the end, the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-115 and won five consecutive wins.
Give the Nets a big gift
As we all know, the Golden State Warriors have splash brothers, three-point ability to stand alone in the world, so now, the Heat also has spark brothers, three-point ability is also the top of the league. Hiro shot 11 of 18, 6 of 10 three-pointers, 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Dunroe shot 7 of 11, all three-point shots, 21 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, the two hit a total of 13 three-pointers, becoming the key to the Heat's win. In this game, the Miami Heat hit 23 three-pointers, setting a record for the number of three-point shots in a single game in team history.
Of course, butler and Adebayor's two cores also performed very well. Butler shot 9-of-15 and had 27 Storms, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, while Adebayor had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 7-of-10 from the field. As for the Hornets, Bridges had a team-high 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Ball had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, Rochelle had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Washington had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and McDaniels had 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals.
The Hornets lost the game, and the Hawks also lost to the Raptors, so that the Tenth In the East, the Brooklyn Nets, after beating the Houston Rockets, directly came to the eighth position in the East, which was really a big gift!