On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs, the Heat team at home to meet the Hawks, there is a gap in strength between the two teams, the Heat is the first in the East, and the Hawks rely on the playoffs to enter the playoffs. Compared with the first game, the Eagles' performance has improved, but after Butler broke out, he helped the Heat to get 2-0 smoothly, and there was not much suspense in advancing to the semifinals, basically crushing.
In the first half, the Heat only led by two points, and the Eagles were tenacious. By the third quarter, though, the Heat relied on a tough defense to give the Hawks 22 points, while the Heat blasted 31 points. In the final quarter, the Heat firmly controlled the situation on the court, butler completely stormed, scored consecutive points, played the best game of the season, worthy of being a superstar born for the playoffs. On 15-of-25 shooting, he scored 45 points, five rebounds and five assists, 4-of-7 three-pointers and 11-of-12 from the free throw line, making him the second time in the playoffs this year that he had at least 40 points in a single game.
Even though the Heat only had four players to score in double figures, they still beat the Hawks 115-105. The Hawks' Trae Young scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Pogdan had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Collins had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Hunter had 16 points. The overall performance is good, but it is difficult to compete with the Heat. In fact, the Eagles can participate in the playoffs, has been a success.
In this way, the East has given birth to 2 groups of 2-0, 76 and Raptors games, there is not much suspense, just see if the 76ers will sweep 4-0. The Heat ranked first in the East, the 76ers ranked fourth, and the two teams reached the semifinals without suspense, and the next round was basically going to have a strong dialogue. The 76ers have the Big Four of Embiid + Harden + Maxy + Harris, while the Heat have tough guy Butler, taking off with Lowry and Adebayo, once they meet, who can reach the Eastern Conference Finals?
Just recently, su qun, a famous domestic basketball player, responded to this question in his interaction with fans. Some fans asked, "Teacher Su, how far do you think the 76ers can go", and Su Qun also looked forward to the potential semifinals of the 76ers and the Heat on social media, "Now the Raptors have a major injury, and the possibility of the 76ers passing the level is increasing infinitely, but when it comes to the Heat, it is a very hard team."
Su Qun's response was very direct, and it was true, the Heat were very tough, and at this point, the 76ers were almost meaningless. Like Harden and Embiid did not prove themselves in the playoffs, Harden pulled his crotch when he reached the key game, Embiid had been beaten by Leonard, and his psychological quality in the big game was not good. And Su Qun's answer is also obvious, he is more optimistic about the Heat to advance.
The Heat had reached the Finals in their previous two years, and after getting Lowry, the team transformed into the top team in the East. Compared with the Heat, the 76ers have too many disadvantages, Butler is tougher than Harden and Embiid, dare to fight, today, he cut 45 points, this is the superstar. And the 76ers' Rivers, in addition to leading the Celtics to win the championship that year, there is no other more prominent achievement, often overturned by opponents. So, with the 76ers and Heat potential series, the Heat have a good chance of qualifying. In the playoffs, it's not about how many stars there are, it's about which team has more stars.