On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs, the Heat and the Hawks series showdown came to the third game. Due to a "suspicious package" in the Hawks' home court before the game, the game was postponed for a while. The Heat blasted a 31-16 single-quarter score in the third quarter to take a 16-point lead. The Hawks fought back frantically in the last quarter, once overtaking the score at a critical moment. With a 4.4-second shootout, Butler couldn't score three points, and the Hawks won the game 111-110, and the series scored 1-2 to pull back a city.
Statistics
Heat: Four-man double-doubles, Hiro 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Butler 20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Strus 20 points, Adebayo 13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Tucker 11 points and 5 rebounds
Eagles: Team 6 in double-doubles, Trae Young 24 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Bogdanovic 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Hunter 17 points, Hult 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Gallinari 11 points, White 13 points and 5 rebounds
The Star of the Field
Trae Young had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and was the best player on the team. He made a key breakthrough 4.4 seconds before the final and successfully completed the quasi-kill to help the Hawks win the game.
Game tidbits
The match did not go according to the scheduled game time, and the Hawks home security personnel found a "suspicious package" before the game, so the game was postponed for a while, and the fans were arranged to wait outside the court. After careful police investigation, the package did not contain explosives, and the final game was officially launched after a 30-minute delay.
Mutombo and O'Neal watched from the sidelines
Lowry injured his left leg in the third quarter, and while he was still sitting on the sidelines, the Heat were officially certain he wouldn't be returning for the game
Highlight moments
Trae Young made a sharp stop for a jumper
Butler cuts the dunk
Hiro and Adebayo are connected by air
Dedmund slammed one-arm buckle
Okongu cuts the buckle
Tucker backhanded the basket
Trae Young scored 2+1 against the defender
Game review
At the start of the first quarter, Strus caused a foul and hit a free throw to score for the first time for the Heat. Hunter made a sharp stop for a jumper, Adebayor was strong in the penalty area, Butler scored five consecutive points, and Hunter and Young scored consecutive points. The Heat hit a 7-0 offensive culmination to go 18-10 with eight points for the Hawks. Hult scored on an emergency stop, Adebayor hit a hook, Collins scored 2+1, Bogdanovic scored four straight points and the Hawks equalized. Butler dunked. The first quarter ended with the Heat leading the Hawks 24-22.
At the start of the second quarter, Dedmund backhanded a layup, Hult scored five consecutive points, and the Hawks rebounded. Hunter scored on a jumper, Hiro hit a three-pointer and the Hawks scored six straight points. Hiro scored four straight points as the Hawks hit a 10-0 offensive surge, giving the Hawks an 11-point lead over the Heat 49-38 as Trae Young and Bogdanovic hit back-to-back three-pointers. Strus and Gallinari faced off for three points, Hiro stopped the jumper and Hunter scored on a layup. Vincent scored 2+1, Collins hit three-pointers, Adebayor hit inside the box and Strus hit three-pointers. At the end of the half, the Heat trailed the Hawks 54-61.
Easy side to fight again. Adebayor made up for the dunk, Hunter broke through to the layup, Strus and Butler scored consecutively, and Hult ran to dunk. Strus cut to the layup and Hunter hit a three-pointer. The Heat hit a 21-0 offensive surge that pulled the score back and led the Hawks by 16 points at 84-68. The Hawks failed to score any points in nearly six minutes, and Hunter's three-point shot broke the deadlock for the team. The Hawks managed to play a 9-1 offensive run to narrow the gap to within 10 points into the fourth quarter. The third quarter ended with the Heat leading the Hawks 85-77.
The final quarter began with Butler cutting a dunk, Hult turning to jumpers, Hiro and Dedmund scored consecutive points, Dunroe hit a three-pointer to give the Heat a 14-point lead over the Hawks. Okongu and White scored consecutive points, Hirossy threw in, Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer, and the Hawks hit a 10-2 offensive surge that was three points apart. Hiro and Bogdanovic scored three points, Young threw a 2+1 shot and the Eagles equalized. Strus hit three-pointers, Young also scored in color, Okongu scored 2+1, Butler hit 2-pointers, Young hit 2-of-2 free throws, Tucker hit three-pointers, and the Heat countered the Hawks by 1 point. Young threw a shot on the shootout, Butler didn't score three points, and the Hawks won the game.
Both sides started
Heat: Lowry, Strus, Jimmy Butler, Tucker, Adebayo
Eagles: Troy Young, Hult, Gallinari, John Collins, Hunter
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)