Eagles challenge the Heat
On April 23, Beijing time, the Heat and the Eagles launched the first round of G3 showdown in the playoffs. The Heat, who led 2-0, occupied the initiative in the series.
Heat vs. Eagles
The Hawks reversed the Heat with 16 points and staged a blockbuster
In the first half, the Eagles, led by Trae Young, Bogdanovic and Gallinari, achieved multi-point blossoming, and at one point took an 11-point lead. Butler teamed up with Hiro to chase the points, and after halftime, the Heat trailed by seven points.
In the second half, Butler and Adebayor sent their power at the low post, and the Heat shot from a long range to blast a 30-7 attack to surpass 16 points. The Hawks responded with a 9-1 offensive run, and after the third quarter, the Heat led by eight points. In the final quarter, the Heat blossomed more points, extending the point difference to 14 points, Wright continued to hit the inside line, and Bogdanovic attacked on the outside, helping the Eagles narrow the point difference to 3 points, and the suspense of victory and defeat rose again. The two sides have since been locked in a fierce battle, and the point difference has always been difficult to be pulled apart. In the decisive moment, Trae Young threw a throw and scored, killing the opponent. Butler couldn't shoot from a distance, and the Heat lost 110-111. The Hawks staged a 16-point comeback while topping the Heat in the East. At this point, the No. 1 Heat in the East collapsed.
The Hawks killed the Heat and staged a 16-point comeback
The 1st in the East burst into flames
The Hawks advanced to the playoffs as no. 8 in the East, while the Heat finished first in the East. Being able to overturn the championship-winning hot Heat, the Atlanta Public will be able to stage a good play with a weak victory, a low gram, and a big upset.
16 points reversal! Trae Young 24+8, Eagles Blast Kill Heat! Butler 20+10+8 Drink Hate!
Full game recap
At the start of the first quarter, Strus made 1 of 3 free throws, Hunter scored a jumper, and Adebayor returned the dunk. Gallinari scored low and Butler scored five points on consecutive free throws. Gallinari scored on a high jumper and Hunter scored from the basket. Lowry scored from a distance, Trae Young hit a mid-range jumper, Butler hit all 2 free throws, and then sent a dunk. Schult threw in, Adebayor hooked a shot and the Eagles asked for a timeout.
Adebayor received a dunk in the air
Gallinari scored on a jumper, Adebayor dunked, Collins hit 2+1 and Trae Young hit 1 of 2 free throws. Bogdanovic scored four straight points as the Hawks went on a 10-2 run to tie the score. Butler dunked and the first quarter was played to give the Heat a 24-22 lead.
In the second quarter, Dedmund scored a layup, and Hurth hit 2 free throws before scoring a three-pointer. Dudmun dunked, Bogdanovic scored a layup, Hunter rushed to the basket to score, Hiro hit a long-range shot, and the two sides were tied. Hurth scored on a jumper, Wright scored four points on consecutive free throws, and Duncan Robinson hit all three of them.
Lowry and Hiro
Okon snapped and Hiro scored four points in a row. Gallinari hit all 2 free throws, Wright hit the inside line, Trae Young and Bogdanovic hit long-range shots in succession, and the Eagles played a 10-0 small climax to extend the point difference to 11 points. Strus hit a three-pointer to stop the heat. Gallinari also scored from the distance, Hiro scored five points from the mid-range and Hunter threw in. Vincent hit 2+1, Trae Young hit 2 free throws and Collins scored from a distance. Adebayor threw in, Trae Young hit all 2 free throws and Strus scored from a distance. After halftime, the Heat trailed 54-61.
Fight again, Adebayor dunk, Hunter layup, Strus long-range shot, Butler jumper score, Hult dunk. Strus scored on a layup and Hunter scored from a distance. Tucker scored in the low post, Strus blasted in a three-pointer, Lowry scored from a distance, Tucker scored 4 more points with a free throw, Adebayor made 2 free throws, Tucker scored a rebound, Strus dunked, Hiro scored a layup, Adebayor scored 1 goal, and the Heat went on a 30-7 offensive run to overtake their opponents by 16 points.
Trae Young jumper
Hunter scored from a distance to break the scoring drought for the Hawks, and the Heat requested a timeout. Trae Young hit 2+0, Dedmond made 1 of 2 free throws, Wright scored a layup in the air, Trae Young hit 2 free throws, and the Hawks hit a 9-1 offensive attack to honor their opponents. After the third quarter, the Heat led 85-77.
In the final quarter, Butler dunked, Hurth jumped in, Hiro played single-handed, and Hunter made 1 of 2 free throws. With Dudemon scoring in the low post, Duncan Robinson hitting a long-range shot, the Heat went on a 9-3 run to extend the gap to 14 points, and the Hawks requested a timeout. Wright scored from a distance, Okonwu scored from a basket, Hiro threw a shot, Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer, Butler rushed to the basket to score, Okonwu scored in the low post, and Wright scored in a basket, with a point difference of only 6 points.
Butler singled with the ball
The Heat requested a timeout, and Bogdanovic hit a long-range shot to bring the point difference to three points. Hiro and Bogdanovic fired a long-range shot, Tucker was fouled and the Hawks asked for a timeout. Trae Young hit a 2+1 shot and the two sides drew. Strus blasted in for a long-range shot and Trae Young returned the long-range three-pointer. Okonwu hit a 2+1 shot and Butler scored a three-pointer in response. Trae Young hit 2 free throws and Tucker hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner to give the Heat a 110-109 lead. With just 54 seconds left before the finale, the Hawks requested a timeout. Trae Young threw in and scored, with only 4.4 seconds left in the game, Butler pressed the whistle to score three-pointers, and the Eagles beat the opponent 111-110, rewriting the big score to 1-2.
Trae Young was wrapped up in multiple people
Trae Young's 24+8 throw kill
Hawks star Trae Young played 40 minutes, shooting 6-of-14, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 10-of-12 from the free throw line, scoring 24 points, 4 boards, 8 assists and 1 steal. With a 43 percent shooting percentage, Trae Young scored the highest score of the game. Moreover, Trae Young is aggressive on the offensive end and is the player who has walked to the free throw line the most times in this game. In the decisive moment, Trae Young completed the throwing kill and helped the Eagles stage a 16-point upset reversal. At the same time, Trae Young is also the assist king of this battle. Trae Young, achieved an explosion on both the offensive end and the tandem team.
Trae Young threw a deadly shot
Butler 20+10+8 hate
Heat star Jimmy Butler played 41 minutes, shooting 8-of-20, 1-of-5 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, with 20 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Butler cut a quasi-triple-double, grabbed the second most rebounds of the game, and delivered the most assists in the game. In addition, Butler's performance on the defensive end is as strong as ever. Butler led the team to a 16-point lead, but was killed by Trae Young. Butler, can only drink hate to accept defeat and upset.
Butler defends Bogdanovic
Two-team stats
Eagles: Trae Young 24 points, 4 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, Hult 13 points, 5 boards and 4 assists, Hunter 17 points, Gallinari 11 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, Collins 6 points and 5 boards, Wright 13 points and 5 boards, Bogdanovic 18 points, 8 boards and 6 assists, Okonwu 9 points and 6 boards.
Heat: Butler 20 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, Sturos 20 points, Hiro 24 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Lowry 6 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, Adebayo 13 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 3 assists, Tucker 11 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Dunroe 6 points and 2 boards, Dedmond 7 points and 2 boards, Vincent 3 points and 3 assists.