On April 23, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs, G3, the Milwaukee Bucks challenged the Miami Heat on the road, and the alphabet brother was still absent in this game. In the first half, the Heat shot 12 of 19 from three-point range, setting a new record for three-pointers in any half of the Heat's playoff games, and at halftime, the Heat led the Bucks 66-53. In the second half, although the Bucks narrowed the gap to nearly 10 points, Butler stepped up to help the team win the game, and in the end, the Heat defeated the Bucks 121-99 to lead the Bucks 2-1.
Technical statistics
Bucks: Middleton 23 points, Holladay 19, Allen 14, Posty 9 points and 10 rebounds, Lopez 6 points
Heat: Butler 30 points, Adebayo 12 points and 11 rebounds, Strus 12 points, Love 6 points, Vincent 2 points, Duncan Robinson 20 points, Lowry 15 points, Martin 12 points and 10 rebounds
The star of the field
The star of the game gave Butler, Butler shot 12 of 19, including all 4 three-point shots, cut 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while he also had two steals and only two turnovers, in the case of the Bucks chasing points, Butler repeatedly solved problems with three points to help the team maintain the lead, and finally won the battle of King Mountain.
Highlight moments
Vincent passed straight to Butler's breakthrough layup and was unstoppable
Butler made a steal on Middleton Link, and Strus slammed the dunk
Match Review
At the start of the first quarter, Holladay hit a two-point shot, Lopez hit a layup, Holladay hit a three-pointer, and the Bucks quickly played a small 7-2 climax, and halfway through the first quarter, the Bucks led the Heat 14-7. But the Heat came to their senses and solved the problem with a three-pointer, Butler hit a three-pointer, and then dunked, and with Butler's three-pointer, the Heat finally rallied to give the team a 23-21 lead over the Bucks. After returning from a timeout, Butler made three successful free throws as the Heat went on a 14-0 run to give the team a 29-21 lead over the Bucks.
In the second quarter, although the Bucks struggled to chase points, the Heat's three-point shot was too accurate, Robinson hit a three-point shot, and Adebayo hit a jumper, and the Heat still maintained a double-digit lead. At the time of the biggest margin gap, the Bucks trailed the Heat 30-48, and then Ingles and Portis hit consecutive three-point shots, but unfortunately this could not contain the firepower of the Heat's outside line. In the first half, the Bucks trailed 53-66.
Whenever the Bucks want to chase points, the Heat are always able to solve the problem with three-pointers. With four minutes left in the third quarter, Butler broke through for a layup + three-point shot, and after scoring five straight points, the Heat extended the gap to 18 points. Even though Portis hit a two-pointer, Oladipo hit a two-point shot, Middleton hit a stop-and-die jumper, Holladay hit a shot, and the Bucks went on an 8-0 run, however, the team trailed the Heat 79-94 by the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Heat made the Bucks very uncomfortable on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, because the Bucks did not have a letter brother to play, it was difficult for the inside to limit Adebayo, and with 7 minutes left in the final quarter, Adebayo hit a two-point shot, and the Heat extended the gap to more than 20 points. With Robinson hitting a layup and Adebayo hitting a two-point shot, the Heat already lead the Bucks 112-88. In the end, the Heat beat the Bucks at home to take a 2-1 lead.
This starter
Bucks: Middleton, Holladay, Allen, Portis, Lopez
Heat: Butler, Strus, Adebayo, Love, Vincent