The NBA regular season continues, the Hawks challenge the Heat away, although Butler is absent due to injury, but the fans are not optimistic that the Hawks can win another round, Trae Young has been in a downturn in this series, the Hawks rely too much on his offense, on the other hand, the Heat will definitely defend home advantage. Although the Hawks started 7-2 in the first quarter, Oladipo, who started in place of Butler, broke out, quickly erasing the point difference on 4-of-5 shooting. Entering the second quarter, the Heat began to exert their power, playing a 17-0 attack wave to open up the point difference, and entered the second half with a 12-point advantage, and one of their feet had already stepped into the Eastern Conference semifinals. In the third quarter, the Hawks did not give up, playing an 8-0 counterattack made people see hope, but the good times were not long, the Heat immediately responded to the 13-2 small climax, with an 11-point advantage into the fourth quarter, the final quarter of the dispute became Hunter's performance show, he cut 18 points in a single quarter, but the Heat blossomed more, did not give the Hawks the opportunity to reverse, and finally won the big score 4-1 to advance to the second round with a 3-point advantage.
Eagles star Trae Young continued to perform in the downturn, 2 of 12 shots, shooting less than 20%, three-point shots is 5 shots 0, this round of the series completely exposed Trae Young's shortcomings, under the heat's strict defense, he has been finding a solution, this is the most confident place of Coach Spoo, Trae Young is not a good passer, although he encountered a bag clip, but he could not assist his teammates to score, this battle only 6 assists. McMillan said after the game that next season will make Trae Young play without the ball, and if such a change is not made, as long as the other side restricts Trae Young, the Hawks will be in a very passive situation. Trae Young was also convinced, admitting that the Heat were the best team in defending themselves, and they made it impossible for me to shoot from a comfortable position. I believe that after this series, there will be many teams learning Coach Spoo's defensive methods, and if Trae Young can't overcome the problem of defense, he will not be able to become a superstar.
The Heat are actually a team with a balanced attack and defense, and the division of labor within the team is clear, Hiro and Dunroe are responsible for the attack of the outside, Tucker is mainly responsible for defense, while Adebayor and Butler can score points, retreat can be defended, and more importantly, Oladipo is also in good shape, this battle has played a pre-injury level. Although Butler missed the game due to injury, his injury was not serious, and according to the heat's official information, he did not plan to do an image check, which means that he will return soon. At this point, the most stressful is Harden, who has not yet played a superstar in the playoffs, averaging less than 20 points per game and shooting only 37% from the field. To make matters worse, Embiid has injuries again, and the 76ers are not the Heat' opponent even if they beat the Raptors to advance. NBA celebrity Perkins said that the current 76ers are difficult to beat the Heat.