On April 27, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs, the Heat played at home to the Hawks. Previously, the Heat had taken a 3-1 lead, and almost all of them crushed opponents, and the Only Victory for the Hawks was still relying on Trae Young's deadly throw. In this game, the Heat established an early advantage, and there was no suspense in the game. In the end, the Heat reached the Eastern Conference semifinals 4-1. The Heat's opponents were the winners of the 76ers and Raptors, and the Heat also gave the 76ers a sample to see how to end the series, with the 76ers leading 3-0 and being chased to 2-3.
In the first half of the game, the Heat, under butler's leadership, completely blew up the Hawks, and in the second quarter, the Heat blasted a 33-20 score in the single quarter, completely opening up the point difference. In the second half, the Heat still suppressed the Hawks, and Trae Young couldn't do anything, the opponent was too strong. In the third quarter, the Hawks only recovered one point, and the Heat still held a 10-point lead.
In the final quarter, the Hawks narrowed the point gap to eight points. However, the Heat players are also very powerful, always in control of the situation on the court, coupled with Adebayo dominating the basket, the Heat have been suppressing the Hawks. In the final moments of the game, the Hawks chased only three points, but Gallinari missed the key goal. The crucial final attack, as long as the Hawks score 3 points, can drag the game into overtime. But the Heat's defense was too good to even give the Hawks a chance to serve successfully.
The Hawks had to call a timeout, but Trae Young then couldn't catch the ball at all, Gallinari made another mistake in passing, Adebayo managed to get the basketball, and then, the game ended, and in the end, the Heat beat the Hawks 4-1. Adebayo cut 20 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, Oladipo had 23 points, the Hawks' Hunter had 35 points and 11 rebounds, and Trae Young had only 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists on 2-of-12 shooting.
In this game, the Heat showed super team strength, butler (right knee inflammation) and Lowry (left hamstring injury) both missed the game due to injury. According to NBA Celebrity, sources revealed that Butler felt knee pain after waking up today, and he has now been placed on the daily watch list. Even though the Heat were missing two All-Star players, it was too hard to beat the Hawks. There's no doubt that the Heat and Bucks are now the biggest title-contending favourites in the East.
In the end, the Heat easily advanced to 41- and the Heat in the second round of potential opponents 76ers, also learned a little, the Heat ended the game with a group of role players, and the 76ers Embiid although injured, but Harden is very healthy, now look at it, Harden's performance in the playoffs is not as good as Oladipo, Audi also scored 23 points in the final game, leading the team to victory. If Harden loses the series, his historical status will decline sharply, and he may not be able to turn over his entire career. After Embiid's finger ligaments were torn, it was time for Harden to carry the team forward.