On May 5, Beijing time, the Heat sat at home to usher in the second game with the digital team. Without Embiid, the digital man attacked and defended with loopholes at both ends, losing to his opponent 92-106 in the last game, especially the direct collapse in the second half. Before the game, according to the team reporter John Clark, the comeback of the emperor is progressing smoothly and there is a good hope for his return in G3! But he fought with wounds.
On the Heat side, Lowry missed the game due to a hamstring injury, and Hiro (ankle injury), Tucker (calf injury), Martin (ankle injury), Strus (hamstring injury) and Vincent (knee injury), who had been listed as suspected, can all play! Today, Wade and his wife also came to the sidelines to support the old club.
At the end of the first half, the digital man was still eight points behind the Heat 52-60. The Emperor is gone, and the team's offensive burden can only be left to Harden and Maxi. At halftime, the whole team also scored in double figures, and Maxi scored 11 points. The highest score was Harden, who shot 5 of 10 and had 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block on 3-of-3 shooting, but the lack was three turnovers.
It was really too difficult, hardened in the first quarter under the opponent's strict defense, only 1 of 4 to get 4 points. The dribble was surrounded by three people and eventually snatched.
In the second quarter, Deng Ge began to exert his strength, scoring 12 points on 4 of 6. Harden singled Caleb Martin with the ball, dribbled directly into the box after continuous crotch dribbling, Butler completed the aerial dodge after blocking, and hit the ball into the basket with his left hand!
The Heat's Adebayo, Butler, and the best sixth man, Hiro, all broke out. Reba 11 points, JB 8 points, Hiro on 5-of-7 off the bench to record 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. The team played a perfect fit, Butler attracted the defense to send a wonderful pass, Adebayor received the ball and jumped, ignoring Jordan Jr. to complete the wonderful block!
After that, Strus sent another magic pass, and Adebayor received the ball and took off with his left hand to crack it! The latter directly ruled the inner line.
Yi Bian fought again, and the Heat hit the opponent again with a wave of 13-6 climax, directly expanding the point difference to 15 points. When Harden was strangled, the digital man could only rely on the youngsters Maxi and Harris to score, and today the team's three-point collective offline, after playing the third quarter, only 6 of 23 shots were shot from the outside! Compare 11 in 24 to the Heat. The heat widened the point difference to 11 points in the third quarter.
Butler was really too hard, and JB didn't let up with the team leading, making 4-of-7 shooting in the third quarter and contributing 12 points and 3 assists on 1-of-2 three-point range. Dry pull jumper 2+1, is it really so silky?
Maxi's efficiency is also high, especially in the second half when Harden is not on the court, and the lads carry the team with a series of burst shots, at one point narrowing the point difference to single digits. He scored 13 points on 4-of-6 in the quarter against JB. Accelerate through Adebayor with the ball, enter the inside line and lightly pick up the basket and cause the opponent's defensive foul!
In the final quarter, the Heat played the home momentum. The leak in the house coincided with overnight rain, and not long after the start, Niang left the field with 6 criminals, the heat blossomed more, and no one stood up except Harden Maxi. With more than 2 minutes left in the game, Oladipo hit consecutive three-point shots as Adebayor hit 2+1 inside, and the point difference remained in double digits.
There was no suspense, and in the end, the Heat won 119-103 at home to the digital people, leading 2-0! Butler 22 points, 6 boards, 12 assists, 2 assists, Adebayo 23 points, 9 boards and 3 assists, Hiro 18 points, 7 boards and 3 assists, Oladipo 19 points and 6 boards
On the digital side, today the whole team shot only 8 of 30 shots from the outside! Hits 26%. The three-point shooting percentage in G1 is also very dismal, only 18% (6/34). Maxie slashed 34 points and 3 boards, Harden scored 20 points, 4 boards and 9 assists on 6 of 15, can the Rockets really not come back? Harris had 21 points, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 breaks, Jordan Jr. had 6 points and 5 boards, and Green had 3 points and 2 boards.
In the end, it's up to you, and if the Emperor comes back in the next game, do you think the digital man can pull back the big score at home?