After losing G1 and G2 in a row, the Hawks, who are 0-2 in the playoffs, are back home to compete with the Heat for the first round of the series G3.
In terms of the Eagles, although the team has home advantage, but without capela, the internal pillar, G3 will obviously face a lot of challenges and tests.
On the other hand, on the Side of the Heat, Butler is in a hot state, and whether the Heat can take advantage of the chase and win the match point 3-0 in this game has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of 15-5 scoring climax, the Hawks, who played at home, overpowered the Heat in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Strus + Tucker felt hot in the third quarter and led the Heat to a 21-0 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court and establishing a 16-point lead at one point.
However, in the final final battle, Pogdanovic + Okongu + Delang Wright continued to exert force, and Trae Young hit the key throw and completed the quasi-kill.
The Eagles, who finally withstood the pressure, also narrowly defeated the Heat at home 111-110, completing a big reversal, and also took back a city 1-2 in the series!
Playing at home in this game, although the Eagles suddenly muted in the third quarter and fell into the disadvantage of falling behind by as many as 16 points, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures, completing a big reversal.
In the case of Okungu + Hunter + Hult + Gallinari and other main players, each performing their duties, the team ace Trae Young, and the two big tigers on the bench, Pogdanovic + Delang Wright, are particularly critical!
In this game, Trae Young continued the fiery feel of G2, starting 39 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 6-of-14 shooting, and bombarding a game-high 24 points, plus 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, he scored 10 points in the final quarter, inside and outside the single quarter, and hit the key performance of the throwing and accurate kill, but also stepped forward in time to lead the Eagles to fight back!
In addition, as a major player on the team bench, the play of Pogdanovic in this game also played a crucial role.
Pogdanovic was well-defended, coming off the bench for 31 minutes, shooting 4 three-pointers on 7 of 17 free throws, and delivering an all-around performance of 18 points, 8 rebounds , 6 assists , 2 steals + 1 block.
And his brave performance in the last quarter, 3 three-pointers in a row, not only provided the Eagles with a powerful outside firepower, but also successfully disrupted the Heat's defensive rhythm and deployment!
Of course, the Hawks were able to reverse the victory over the Heat in this game, and the big score was 1-2 to pull back a city, and the performance of Delang Wright on the bench was also indispensable.
In this game, Delang Wright was very efficient, playing 28 minutes off the bench, shooting 6 shots without false shots, and contributing 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
More importantly, throughout the game, Delang Wright has not made a mistake personally, leading the Eagles team with a plus-minus of up to +23, which can be said to have successfully affected the trend of the game with a highly efficient personal performance!
On the other hand, on the Side of the Heat, the team's performance in this game in the final quarter failed to withstand the pressure and was finally reversed is obviously still to be examined.
After all, in the case of Butler + Strus + Taylor Hiro playing well and cutting 20+ at the same time, the sluggish performance of Duncan Robinson + Gab Vincent in 10 shots is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
More critically, for the Heat, the G3 team's core guard Kyle Lowry was injured with a hamstring injury, and the unexpected injury in the middle of the way undoubtedly caused the Heat to suffer a big blow!
As for whether this hard-hit Heat team can withstand the pressure of the field battle in the next G4 battle, and whether the Eagles can equalize, we seem to have to wait and see!