The Heat 115-105 Hawks, guarding their two home stadiums, led 2-0!
In the last game, Yang Congke Village Chief incarnated as a model citizen of Miami, 12 of 12 in the whole game, 7 shots on the outside line, and finally slashed 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 mistakes, personally leading the team to send the opening red for the Heat.
After the game, Jiba arched his hand at Yang Yang: I see that you are so sincere, why not come to my south coast to be my little brother?
Blowing Yang is furious, and the soldier can not be disgraced. Think that when I was walking sideways in New York, you were just Miami, and you wanted me to bow my head?
Jibahaha laughed, although Miami and New York belong to the east, but how can Lenney be compared with the first in the east, the next war will be known.
Jiba really did what he said, and the next battle shocked the world and wept ghosts, and the four words "true Jiba hard" once again spread throughout the rivers and lakes.
Jiba shot 15-of-25, 4-of-7 from three-point range, scored 45 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and 0 turnovers and 0 fouls!
Following Yesterday's Bronson, Jiba became the second player in the playoffs this season to score 40+ and 45 points to set a new playoff career high.
The last time Jiba scored 40+ in the playoffs, it goes back to G3 in the Finals with the Lakers in the park in 2020. At that time, the Heat were 0-2 behind, and if they lost another Finals, it would end early, and finally Jiba exploded and cut a 40-point triple-double to make the big score 1-2.
Appointed to the defeated army, he was ordered to be in danger. Whenever the Heat is in danger, it is always Jiba who should also come forward.
Then some people will ask, the Heat is not in a dangerous situation today?
In fact, compared to the first encounter, the Eagles have slowly adapted to the intensity and rhythm of the game, and the two sides have not opened up the point difference in the first half.
Blowing Yang had 10-of-20 shooting, 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, as well as 10 more glaring turnovers. It looks better than the last game, but it is not much better, but if you only look at the first half, Blowing Yang cut 18 points and 3 assists out of 7 of 13, which is actually very good.
So in the second half, the Heat limited the five-outside lineup of Blowing Young and the Hawks, compressing Adebayo's playing time. At this point, the Heat found that their theoretical internal line and height advantages in the face of the Heat had disappeared.
As mentioned in the forecast, if the Hawks want to win the Heat, they must have three musketeers on their outside line- Blowing Yang, Bogdan and Hurth at the same time, forcing the Heat to lose sight of each other, and their opportunity appeared.
Blowing Yang withstood the first half, and the second half was Bogdan's performance time. Bogdan scored 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter when the Hawks used Yang as bait to attract defense, and Bogdan scored 19 points in a single quarter as a backhand killer, making the Heat's double-digit lead instantly gone.
That put a lot of pressure on the Heat, because in the playoffs, holding the home court was taken for granted. As the saying goes, "the real series starts with winning away from home", if the Heat lose this home, it is bound to boost the morale of the Eagles, and then they will play two away games in Atalanta, and the series may be dragged into a stalemate.
At this moment, Jiba drew his sword and looked around. Lowry has more than enough to control the field, Hiro is in a general state, Vincent and Martin Jr. are mainly responsible for defense and finishing, so in the end, can they be left with the offensive responsibility? So Jiba's cutting of this 45 points is both a necessary move and a helpless move.
Without saying a word, Jiba picked up the ball and began to charge at the Eagles, and the Eagles did not have a single player in the lineup. The three defenders certainly couldn't defend Jiba, Collins didn't move fast enough and was injured, Hunter's size and lateral movement were the best choices, and the hardness was a little worse.
And more crucially, Jiba has three points!
One of the heat's most criticized points is that they don't have a strong attacker, and the main problem is with Jiba, because Jiba doesn't shoot in the middle and long distance. Jiba's three-point shooting rate this season is only 23.3%, which is the worst in the league and worse than Westbrook. The shooting hot zone is three meters away in a sea blue, a proper ice shooter.
In this case, the more critical the moment, the more single his offensive choice, the better the opponent will defend him, and it is better to block his breakthrough route. If Jiba can stabilize the LONG-range shot, with his ability to control the luck and the impact of the breakthrough, as well as the hardness of the body, he can become the top presence in this league.
Unfortunately, his three-point shooting rate has not exceeded 25% in recent years, but Jiba's three-point shooting rate may also be one of the league's major metaphysics. When you think he's completely incompetent, he can always suddenly get up at a certain time, such as this April.
After entering April and before the game, Jiba's outside line was 5 of 11 and shot nearly 50% from the field. The sample is small, but it is not a lot for Jiba, and he does not shoot much himself.
But these shots allowed him to regain the confidence to shoot three-pointers, so he had 4 of 7 outside the line, and when Jiba had three points, it was difficult to be limited.
In the fourth quarter, 2 minutes and 20 seconds, the Hawks trailed by only 3 points 101-104, and Jiba named Yang to break through the dunk, 106-101;
At 1 minute and 38 seconds, Lowry and Jiba covered to let him continue to name Yang, but this time Hunter chased quickly, and Jiba only shook off a line of space to shoot three points, 109-101;
In the next leg, the Hawks attacked and missed, Jiba advanced from the backcourt to the front, first stuck Hunter with his body, and then used the European step to avoid Collins, who had already established a defensive position, to hit a layup, 111-101.
Kill the game!
Jiba played this 7-0 wave himself, which is a typical combination of surprise shots. The Hawks can break through close to him, if he takes a step back to prevent a breakthrough, he can pull up and shoot, if he can pinch him he can shoot the ball, and all of this is based on his mid-range shooting threat.
Coach Spoo finally trusted him and assigned him a Hiero as a containment point, and the remaining Lowry, Vincent and Adebayo were mainly responsible for defense, and the attack was all pressed on Jiba alone, but he finally resisted.
The playoffs are the stage for superstars and the birthplace of heroes! Tonight's Jiba is definitely the hero of Miami, hard, really hard!
How far the Heat can go this year will ultimately depend on how long he can harden.
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