Although under the leadership of Hunter, the Hawks, who played away, once saw the hope of reversal, but with the final successful bag defense against Gallinari, the Heat played at home, G5 finally won the Hawks 97-94, and the big score was 4-1 strong in the second round!
Rationally speaking, the Heat were able to eliminate the Hawks 4-1 in this series, and as the team's head coach, Spollstra obviously played a crucial role.
After all, in the case of Butler + Lowry's successive injury, the G5 battle Spo was bold and careful, using Oladipo to start, rather than Taylor Hiro's decision, has indeed become the key to the Heat to win the G5.
At the same time, throughout the 5-game series, it is not difficult to find that in restricting the Hawks core Trae Young, Heat coach Spault has also been implementing the strategy of high-pressure + bag defense, and has achieved quite good results!
In the G5 game, Trae Young played for 41 minutes, shooting only 2 of 2 three-pointers and 5 of 0 from 12, with as many as 6 personal errors, which also caused the Eagles' offense a big problem.
In addition, after the entire series, compared with the explosive performance of the regular season, Trae Young averaged 15.4 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers in the first round of the playoffs, which can be said to usher in a decline in all aspects, which is enough to see the success of the Heat's defensive end!
Of course, the G5 Heat were able to beat the Hawks, and the play of Oladipo, who was ordered to start the game, was also indispensable.
In this campaign, Oladipo stunned the whole field, starting 35 minutes, shooting 3 three-pointers on 16 shots and 8 in the middle and outside the line, cutting a team-high 23 points, plus 1 rebound, 3 assists and 3 steals, and successfully affected the trend of the game at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
More importantly, according to statistics, although he did not get the opportunity to play in the first three games of the series, Oladipo scored a total of 29 points + 9 rebounds + 7 assists in the G4 and G5 games, shooting 11 of 26 shots, plus or minus as high as +35, becoming a big surprise for the Heat to win the series!
I have to say that although Oladipo has been plagued by injuries throughout the season and has not won too many opportunities, with his own efforts and the trust of the Heat coaching team, the former "bitter Mamba" has also regained his former state and confidence.
And what we have to admit is that in the Heat lineup at the time of employment, Oladipo will undoubtedly play a more important role in the next playoff journey!
In contrast, on the Eagles side, the G5 team reversed the defeat and was eliminated in the final score of 1-4, which obviously disappointed many Eagles fans.
But there is one thing to say, this game against the Heat's "iron barrel array", the Eagles are not completely without highlights!
After all, in the negative situations of Trae Young being strictly guarded, Collins not feeling good, Capela quitting the field due to injury, and Pogdanovic's absence, the play of young Hunter in this campaign is indeed remarkable.
The performance of young young Hunter in this game was impressive, and throughout the game, Hunter fought 41 minutes with 6 fouls on his back, shooting 3 three-pointers on 11-of-21 shooting, and blasting down a game-high 35 points, plus 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Although it failed to help the Hawks win, rationally speaking, Hunter's heroic performance of suddenly shooting 18 points in the final quarter has indeed become a fig leaf for the Eagles' G5 battle!
For the Hawks, considering that Hunter is only 24 years old, his potential and talent have not yet been fully realized, and he is in the ascending stage of his career, although the Eagles' performance in the playoffs is not outstanding, Hunter's cultivation value and development ceiling are indeed a big gain for the Hawks this season!