The NBA playoffs first round of contention continued, with the Heat sitting at home against the Hawks, and after the last win, the Heat led 3-1.
Despite taking a big lead, in the G5 game back home, the Heat's two cores suffered from injuries, Lowry continued to miss due to injury, and Butler suffered a pain in his right knee and will also miss this game.
On the Hawks side, although Borgdan and Lovell are also confirmed to be absent due to injury, Capela on the inside has returned and has the advantage in momentum.
As soon as the game began, the Eagles showed their determination to win, because they were 1-3 behind, in a situation where there was no way to retreat, and they could only fight on their backs.
Hult hit a three-pointer at the start of the game to open the way for the Hawks early, but after that, the Heat responded in time, and the two teams were caught in a fight, and with Trae Young's free throw, the Hawks ended the first quarter with a one-point lead.
In the second quarter, the Hawks continued to exert their strength and have been occupying the lead, but the team lost power in the second half of the quarter, and the Heat seized the opportunity to play an offensive climax and enter the half-time with a 12-point lead.
The Eagles quickly narrowed the gap to just four points in color at the beginning of the third quarter, but under the leadership of Oladipo and Adebayo, the Heat withstood the pressure and re-widened the point difference to double digits.
Since then, the two teams have been entangled again, the point difference has remained in the double digits, and the heat of the home game still holds an 11-point lead after the third quarter.
Entering the final quarter of the scramble, the Eagles, led by Hunter, once forced the point difference to only 3 points, the result of the key moment Trae Young 2 free throws 1, plus Hunter 6 fouls left the field, the Eagles side-line tactical mistakes, and finally lost to the Heat 94-97.
As a result, the series score was fixed at 4-1, and the Heat still easily reached the second round in the absence of Butler and Lowry, and it was also the second team to lock up a playoff spot after the Green Army.
Throughout the game, in Butler's absence, Oladipo played the role of a surprise in this game, following the last game of the bench with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
In this game, Oladipo got the starting opportunity, played 36 minutes, 8 of 16 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, got 23 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 3 steals, and scored consecutive points at key moments.
The only remaining core Adebayor also delivered the performance he deserved, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and scoring 20 points, 11 boards and 4 assists.
In addition, Strous had 15 points and 5 boards, Hiro 16 points and 4 assists, and Martin 10 points and 4 boards, but the Heat's overall performance was still lower than the previous four games, giving the Hawks enough opportunities.
Helplessly, the Hawks who got the opportunity were really useless, and Trae Young completely destroyed the reputation accumulated in the past.
Throughout the game, in the absence of Butler and Lowry, Trae Young was still locked up by the Heat, and he seemed to have no desire to win and the most basic confidence of the star.
Only 2 of 12 shots, 5 of 0 three-pointers, got 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers, and became shrinking on the offensive end, and the defensive end was also full of loopholes.
At the critical moment, Trae Young, as the absolute core of the team, did not dare to shoot the shot, and the sideline ball tactics were not drawn to him.
With Trae Young in such a slump, the Hawks' role players did their best, after Bogdan could not continue to carry the team forward.
Hunter stood up in this game, playing 43 minutes, shooting 11-of-21 from the field, and had 35 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Unfortunately, he suffered his sixth foul at a critical moment, and the game lost suspense, which is a playoff-level showdown, and when the core of a team loses confidence, the series is completely over.