On April 20, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, with the second game of the Heat and Eagles series. Previously, the Heat led 1-0 on aggregate. In the second game, the Heat star Butler ushered in a big explosion, he played 39 minutes to blast 45 + 5 + 5, a new personal playoff scoring high, the Heat again next city, the overall score of 2-0 lead over the Eagles.
The Heat's Butler + Lowry + Tucker + Adebayo started together, and the defense of this lineup is very tough. At the beginning of the game, Butler turned on attack mode, and he continued to carry the ball to the basket. The Hawks' offense relies heavily on Trae Young and Hunter. In the first quarter, the Heat led the Hawks 26-25. In the second quarter, the two sides continued to entangle, Butler's scoring continued, he tried three-pointers on the outside and also scored, Trae Young's outside feel was not good, he began to increase the number of times he hit the basket, Adebayo's number of fouls was a bit too much. The Eagles snapped the score. At halftime, the Heat led the Hawks 56-54.
In the third quarter, the Heat increased their defensive intensity, Tucker, Butler, Lowry, Adebayo all played very tough, Trae Young held the ball to attack the iron, Butler counterattacked to the layup, and in the second leg, Butler sent a dunk on the counterattack. Butler has scored 36 points. Both Adebayor and Tucker were fouled four times. At the end of the third quarter, the Heat led the Hawks 87-76. This quarter, Butler dominated the game.
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles did not want to give up, Trae Young was strictly guarded, the Eagles tough Bogdalovic scored 4 consecutive goals, the fourth quarter had 6 minutes left, the Eagles narrowed the point difference to 93-97, the Heat veteran Lowry blasted into 2+1, Lowry's performance is really critical. The Hawks called a timeout, and after the timeout, Butler rushed straight to the dunk. The Hawks' Trae Young and Bogdanovic scored consecutive three-pointers, the Hawks narrowed the gap to three points, and Butler continued to send a dunk with the ball. In the final 2 minutes, the Hawks shot the iron, Butler straight to the three-pointer, the game has 78 seconds left, the Heat led by 10 points. The Hawks have no chance. In the end, the Heat defeated the Hawks 115-105.
Hawks: Trae Young had 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Bogdanovic had 29 points and four rebounds, Hunter had 16 points, Collins had 13 points, 10 rebounds and two assists, and Gallinari had 2 points and six rebounds.
Heat: Strous 14 points and 4 assists, Lowry 9 points and 3 rebounds, Adebayo 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Tucker 3 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Hiro 15 points and 3 rebounds, Vincent 11 points, Butler blasted 45 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
The more critical the game, the tougher Butler became, and he got his third 40+ in the playoffs for the Heat, equalizing James, second only to Wade's 6 times in team history. #NBA##巴特勒45+5+5#Heat##Hawks##特雷杨 #