On April 27, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continue, when you will video live broadcast 3 wonderful games, watch the NBA, just in Tencent Sports, the following is a preview summary (the home team is behind).
7:00 Hawks (1-3) vs Heat
Game four was supposed to be a good chance for the Hawks to equalize, with heat main point guard Kyle Lowry sidelined due to a hamstring strain and Hawks starting center Capela returning from injury, but the Heat kept a firm grip on the game, leading by 27 points at most, ending the Hawks' six-game winning streak at home, but also getting the match points as desired.
In this series, the Heat choked the Eagles' lifeblood — limiting Trae Young, who scored just nine points on 3-of-11 shooting in the fourth game, 10 of which were three-point shots, and he only made one free throw and five turnovers in the entire game. The Heat's strategy was to limit Trae Young's basket attack and force him to shoot in a difficult way on the outside, which worked well, and in the first game, Trae Young only scored 8 points under the Heat's defense, and in the entire regular season, Trae Young only scored in double figures once.
Defended by the Heat, Trae Young made a total of 24 turnovers in the first four games of the series, which has offset his 24 assists, and if Trae Young continues to slump in this series, the Hawks will lose hope of turning the tables. In stark contrast to Butler's bravery, he finished with 36 points and 10 rebounds in the fourth game, and averaged 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals in this series, and Butler did show a different attitude in the playoffs.
Lowry will miss game 5 due to a hamstring injury, in the last game, Vincent, who started in his place, performed well, not only offensively efficient, but also successfully limited Trae Young, Oladipo also made the Heat career playoff debut, he got 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Heat also hope to end this series on the doorstep.
7:30 Timberwolves (2-2) vs Grizzlies
The Timberwolves didn't make the same mistake in game four after G3 wasted a 26-point lead, and a big reason they won the game was that Towns began to bounce back, and in the first three games, Towns was one of the most criticized and controversial stars, but in the fourth game, he made up for his previous mistakes with 33 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Timberwolves withstand the opponent's counterattack.
One of Towns' big changes was that he was more determined and proactive, and he made a lot of damage to the Grizzlies' defense in this 14-of-17 shooting, while in the first three games, Towns only scored 15 free throws.
Star players are important, but role players can also have a big impact on the outcome of the game, and the Timberwolves G4 stepped up with bench guard McLeod, who played 14 minutes and scored 16 points on 4-of-4 three-pointers, including a key three-pointer in the Grizzlies' final quarter chase.
The Timberwolves finally ushered in the Downs outbreak, but "Bear King" Morant did not perform well, he only had 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting in the fourth game, which is far from the career playoffs averaging 27.8 points, the Timberwolves have been trying to stop Morant, blocking his breakthrough route, making it impossible for him to easily enter the box. Moreover, Morant also got into foul trouble, resulting in only 33 minutes in the game, if the Grizzlies want to win this series, it is not realistic to rely on Bain's three-point survival alone, Morant needs to find his rhythm, I wonder if the news of being elected the most improved player will motivate him to complete the explosion?
10:00 Pelicans (2-2) vs Sun
With the Pelicans equalising in Game 4, the two sides will enter the intense and exciting Battle of Tennozan. Ingram continued to play well, scoring 30 points in three consecutive games, becoming the first player in Pelicans history to accomplish the feat, with the trio of The Orioles, Valanciunas and McCollum scoring 74 points combined in G4.
Pelicans coach Willie Green's adjustment was very timely, he put Varan more against McGee, let Nance Jr. use the speed to defend Ayton, which liberated Varan's offense, he had 26 points and 15 rebounds in this game.
The Pelicans' two role players also played very well, second-round pick Herbert Jones and lost draft Alvarado shined in this series, their suffocating defense of Paul powered the Suns' offense, CP3 this game 8 2, 3 three-pointers 0, only 4 points, his shooting percentage of 25%, no three-pointers, no free throws, these are the lowest in the playoffs.
The Pelicans showed their physical strength in this series, in the fourth game, the Pelicans' free throws led 42-15, whether the Suns can adapt to the Pelicans' confrontation intensity will be the key to the trend of this series, even the always calm Paul also felt the Pelicans' toughness, he was forced by Alvarado for an 8-second violation in the last quarter, and then directly snatched at a critical moment.
The Pelicans' "sixth man" is a fan at the Smoothie King Center, they are extremely crazy, putting pressure on the away team, and the good news for the Suns is that they will return to the home court, this battle, the Suns can not afford to lose.