The NBA playoffs continued, with the Heat and Hawks in a fourth game, and although Capela returned and Lowry was absent due to injury, fans were still optimistic that the Heat could win because Butler was getting better. The first quarter of the two sides played more glue, the Heat's offensive state has not yet opened, however, as the game deepened, the Heat began to exert force, in the second quarter blasted a 26-4 attack wave, although the Hawks had previously taken an 8-point lead, but there was nothing they could do to face the explosive Butler, and could only enter the second half with a 14-point disadvantage. In the third quarter, the Heat took advantage of the chase, continued to open the point difference, after the third quarter the point difference was close to 20 points; the key fourth quarter, Butler was completely unstoppable, cutting 12 points in a single quarter, plus the outside line multi-point blossoming, the game lost suspense in advance, and finally, the Heat ushered in a 24-point victory and won the match point lightly.
It is no exaggeration to say that Butler is a player born for the playoffs, and according to statistics, except for a slight decline in assists, the rest of the data is a big increase from the regular season. In the regular season, Butler said that it was up and down, and fans said that he was not worthy of the maximum salary contract given by the Heat, but fans who were not optimistic about Butler after watching the playoff performances closed their mouths. What's more, Butler tied Wade 35+10 in three single-game appearances in the playoffs to become the second person in Heat history, behind James. With such a good leader, I believe the Heat can advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals 4-1. Of course, this is only the first step to the championship, and how far the Heat can go in the playoffs depends mainly on Hiro's performance. In the 2020 season, Butler was able to lead the Heat back to the Finals, a big reason is that Hiro exploded on the outside, performed completely unlike a rookie, and dared to single james, full of confidence.
The Magic said after the game the root cause of the Heat's big win, saying: "The Heat have done a great job on the defensive end, limiting Trae Young's scoring to 10 points. In the face of the Heat's suffocating defense, Trae Young also told the big truth, he said that since high school, he has never encountered such a high-intensity defense, is the playoffs is a big stage to test the stars, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. According to statistics, Trae Young hit a total of 20 goals in 4 playoff games, averaging only 5 goals per game, which is a world away from him who cut 30+ data in the regular season, and what is worse, he also made 24 mistakes. Trae Young's desire is to become one of the NBA's top 100 stars, but if he can't solve the problem of poor playoff performance, this dream will eventually become a luxury, and only the stars who prove himself in the playoffs are superstars, and he should learn more from Tatum.