On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, and today, the league arranged three showdowns. The Heat beat the Hawks 115-105 to take a 2-0 lead in the series, and Butler scored 45+5+5 for the most explosive game of his career. The Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 124-96, with Morant injured, but even without an All-Star, the Grizzlies were strong and the Timberwolves were beaten back to their original form. The Suns and pelicans fought, Booker was too strong, cut 30+ at halftime, and in the end, the Suns won the game smoothly.
Let's take a look at the heat and hawks game first, the strength difference is huge, the Hawks don't have any chances. In the first half of the game, the Eagles relied on the offense to be able to negotiate with the Heat, but in the third quarter, the Heat began to exert force on the defensive end, and the opponent was 31-22 in the single quarter, although the point difference was not large, but the Heat was a very stable team, firmly suppressing the Eagles, Trae Young had no choice, and could only see the team lose without suspense. The Heat led 2-0, and the Eagles are expected to fight back in the next game.
The Heat's Butler cut 45 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 fouls and 0 turnovers, this is the tough guy, when it is time to shoot, it is estimated that other Eastern Conference teams should be worried, encountering such a Heat team, it is too difficult to win. Adebayo had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists and played just 23 minutes. Lowry played 37 minutes and had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, tucker had 3 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. The Hawks' Trae Young scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 10-of-20 shooting, playing 40 minutes, really too tired, and the Hawks are too dependent on Trae Young.
The Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves by 28 points to make it 1-1. The Grizzlies went on in the second quarter, blasting 27-17 in the single quarter to give them a double-digit lead. In the second half, the Grizzlies continued to go on a rampage, blasting 36-28 in the third quarter, winning another 9 points in the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves only scored 47 points in the entire second half, and the offensive end was sluggish. There may still be suspense in this series, Morant's injury may be a variable, the two teams play 1-1, if the Timberwolves adjust at home, there may be a real chance to complete the following gram.
The Grizzlies' Morant cut 23 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists to nearly have a triple-double. Bain had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Jalen Jackson Jr. had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Clark had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. The Grizzlies scored in double figures with seven players, and the bench was even stronger. The Timberwolves' Towns had a sluggish performance, with only 15 points and 11 rebounds, Edwards had 20 points and 6 rebounds, Russell had 11 points and 4 assists, and Beverley had only 6 points and 4 assists on 1-of-6 shooting.
The Suns vs. Pelicans, Booker cut 30+ at halftime, which is really too strong. The Pelicans had a great first quarter and led 30-28, but in the second quarter, the Suns' Booker began to take over the game, and he couldn't stop scoring consecutive points, and the Suns blasted 33-26 to overtake the Pelicans in the second quarter. Booker shot 12-of-18 from the field in the half, 7-of-10 from three-point range, and exploded with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. However, Booker appeared injured, did not play in the fourth quarter, and the Pelicans took advantage of Booker's absence to continue to extend the lead. Paul led the team too hard, and in the end, the Suns were reversed by the Pelicans, making it 1-1.
The Suns' Booker played 24 minutes and scored 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting, Ayton had 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists, Paul had 17 points and 14 assists, and Bridges had 19 points and six rebounds. The Pelicans are completely different and competitive, with Ingram playing 39 minutes and scoring 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists to play one of the best performances of his career so far. McCollum had 23 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, Valanciunas had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and substitute Nance Jr. had 13 points and six rebounds. Now that the Pelicans are leveling the big score and Booker is injured again, it looks like the odds of a black eight have been greatly improved.
Speaking of today's best players, Butler 45+5+5, Morant 23+9+10, Trae Young 25+6+7, Booker 31 points at half-time! They all had a chance to compete for the best player of the day, but Ingram's performance was too divine, completely stormed, cutting a quasi-triple-double of 37+11+9, and leading the team to defeat the invincible Suns. Now Ingram looks stronger than the thick eyebrows, and Durant Jr. is indeed worthy of the name, if Ingram can lead the team to complete the Black Eight Miracle, he will become another grade star.