On April 27, Beijing time, the Eagles lost to the Heat 94-97, and finally the big score was 1-4 in the first round. The Game hawks were a flop, the Heat core Butler and Lowry watched from the sidelines, the Hawks inside the gate Capela came back for a time (and then sprained from the knee), but the situation of the game was controlled by a group of Heat role players with more than 1 million annual salaries, Oladipo, a 2.39 million veteran like a superstar, 5 years 172 million Trae Young like a water dispenser.
Trae Young played 41 minutes, 2 of 12, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers, such a performance can still play 94-97 is not incredible? This is all because of DeAndre Hunter's outburst, he is really like the god of war in the end, if not Hunt's outbreak Eagle would have been defeated.
Hunter has been struggling to hold the whole team in the final quarter, 1 minute 48 seconds to 1 minute 14 seconds before the final Hunt scored 5 consecutive points to narrow the point difference to 2 points, but he swallowed the sixth foul 41 seconds before the final game and was expelled, when the Hawks were only 3 points behind, Hunter hit two three-pointers in the final quarter, if the final attack had him, the result may have been different.
The game was 42 minutes, 11 of 21, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, 35 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, shooting 52.4%, 6 of 8 in the final quarter, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, the Heat had 22 points in the final quarter, and the Hawks gave Hunter the ball, because it was he who pulled the team out of the abyss with one goal and one goal.
Hunter also set multiple records in this game: 1.35 points for a playoff career; a new playoff high of 2.11 rebounds;
3. Hunter is the highest scored by a University of Virginia player in the NBA playoffs, Brogdon scored 34 points in 2020 and Sampson scored 33 points in 1986.
4. Hunter is the second under-25 player in Hawks history to have 35 points and 10 rebounds in the playoffs, and the other is Bobby Petit in 1957, the second in '65.
NBA journalist Chris-Kirschner wrote: "Hunter's performance this night deserves high praise, he is the best player in Atalanta.
Hunter is great, he's a cold-blooded killer, elite level defense and offense, he just needs more opportunities.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream