On April 27, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to unfold, the Heat and the Hawks ushered in the G5 competition, the current Heat big score 3-1 lead, as long as today win, it will advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, in this series, two teams have encountered trouble one after another, and the four main players have missed the game.
During the game, the Hawks got into trouble, and the team's starting center Capela withdrew early. The Hawks officially announced that team center Capela injured his right knee during the game and will not return this game. In fact, in the last game Capela just returned, did not expect this time directly withdrawn, it seems to be at ease to recover from the injury. In this campaign, Capela played 19 minutes and 25 seconds, shooting 1 of 2, contributing 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Without Capela, the team's internal responsibility will be entrusted to Okonvu.
In addition to Capela's absence, the Hawks' sixth man Bogdanovic also missed the game, also a knee injury. His absence was still a big blow to the Hawks, with a missing scorer on the bench. In the first four games, Bogdanovic averaged 14.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 34.6% from three-point range.
In fact, today should have been a good opportunity for the Hawks, because the Heat's two main players Butler and Lowry were all absent, and they did not expect that they themselves were in injury trouble. Butler, who felt knee pain after waking up today, is currently on the Daily Watch List, while Lowry still has a left hamstring injury and will continue to miss the game. Fortunately, Tucker and Correb Martin can play, and the injury report is placed on the list of suspects.
This round of the series is also quite intense, and the two teams have 4 main players missing the game, which is a big blow to each team. In addition to these two teams, the Suns and Bucks also have injuries, and I really don't want injuries to appear, so that players can devote themselves to the game.