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NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

128-102, the Heat, who have won two Celtic home games, simply don't want to give their opponents any chance in Miami.

A random shot also kicked the Green Army into "3-0 hell", after all, no team in the history of the NBA playoffs has ever been able to make three chase four.

26 points, which is the sum of the points scored by the Celtics' proud "double scouting combination",

27 points, which is the score that Heat guard Gabe Vincent hit this game.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Shooting 11-of-14 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range, he once again blasted the barrel of his gun at the FTX Center in Miami.

The 26-year-old, 1.88m Nigerian defender averaged 17.8 points and shot 55.6 percent from three-point range in this year's East final, beating the Celtics apart.

There must be many Chinese fans who have an impression of him, the last game of the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup was when he scored 14 points in Nigeria's 86-73 victory over the Chinese men's basketball team, allowing the Chinese team to finally lose the direct ticket to the Tokyo Olympics after Iran because of the small point disadvantage.

He was dressed in green back then, but now he has torn the NBA's "green army" apart.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Born in June 1996, Vincent is from Nigeria but comes from a wealthy family. His father, Franklin, was Nigerian and his mother, Cynthia, was American from Connecticut. Both parents had Ph.D. in psychology, and my father ran a foster home agency and my mother owned a psychology clinic.

At 1.88 meters, he didn't need to eat professional basketball for a living, and even the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he attended that year, was famous for academics and no one had played in the NBA.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

So even if he averaged 12.8 points per game and shot 37.6% from the field in college, no one was interested in the older, short and undistinguished guard in the 2018 draft.

He lost.

Then Sacramento offered him a 10-day contract, but he didn't play before he played, and he was cut the next day and had to work in the Development League.

In the '19–20 season he joined the Heat's Development League affiliate team, where his playful performances gradually conquered the team management.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

At the end of the season, he not only became the fastest improving player in the developing league with 20.9 points, 3.1 boards and 2.3 assists per game, but also became the first three-point cannon with an average of 4.2 three-point shootings and 40.3% three-point shooting per game.

The Heat even gave him the chance to play in the playoffs at the park, where he watched Butler lead the team to the Finals as a water cooler keeper.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

And in the 2020-21 season, he continued to be tested by the Heat as a two-way contract player. This season, the team struggled to squeeze into the rotation amid massive injuries.

He averaged 13.1 minutes per game, scored 4.8 points and 1.3 assists, and even started 7 games in 50 games. Although the Heat broke the first round early that year, Vincent made the team look at it differently with his solid style of play and rapid progress.

After the season, the Heat offered him a two-year, $3.5 million contract in the 2021 offseason.

He is no longer a "temp worker".

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Since last season, he has not only been Kyle Lowry's main backup, but even increasingly become a bench bandit that coach Spoelstra relies on, averaging 8.7 points and 4.1 assists per game, while his fierce defense and bold shooting have increasingly become important weapons for the team to rely on.

By the end of the season, he had started 34 of 68 games and had 9.4 points, 2.4 boards and 2.5 assists in 25.9 minutes, which is already an indispensable part of the Heat's high-precision sports car.

And with the injury of Taylor Hiro, he has become the team's most important backcourt firepower in this playoffs.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Today, as the leader of the Heat's "Dark Four Kings who lost the draft", he once again reminded the world of the horror depth of this team except for Butler and Adebayo.

In this Heat, Lowry, a six-time All-Star, 2019 Raptors championship captain and 28 million a year, is playing as a backup.

Five-time All-Star, former two-pair machine, high-post battery Kevin Love is playing "fake starters", playing less than 15 minutes in one game.

The rest of the time, he followed Lowry to cheer for the "undrafted drafters" on the court.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Today's "lost four-day king" Gabe Vincent, Kleb Martin, Strus and Duncan Robinson combined for 79 points, while the Celtics only have 108 points, so they don't need Butler and Adebayo's two big brothers, Hiro can continue to recuperate on the sidelines, and the Heat easily knocked down the invincible Celtics.

Think of the Lakers' undrafted pick this year when Reeves came to prominence and caught his opponent dazzled and caught off guard.

The Heat have four in one go, and perhaps that's also an important reason why they're able to play this year's playoffs.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Duncan Robinson, who was also "drafted" in 2018, also "quenched" in the melting pot of the Heat for a year, came out in the 19-20 season and became the league's famous three-point cannon.

However, after extending the 89 million contract with the team for 5 years in 2021, his form has deteriorated, and this year's regular season has almost been kicked out of the rotation by coach Spoh, who does not rub sand in his eyes.

But when the team lost two big players in the playoffs, Hiro and Oladipo, he stepped up in a critical moment and became an important firepower for the team again.

He scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 5-of-7 three-point range. He surpassed LeBron with 124 three-pointers to become the first in Heat playoff team history.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

Kleb Martin and Strus, who were also drafted in 2019, were initially "lower dogs" who were not favored by the NBA.

Martin spent the first two seasons at the Hornets, and Strus also found a glimmer in his career after being cut by the Bulls and switching to the Heat.

Now they are not only an indispensable force in the Heat's playoffs, but also a re-examination of them across the league through another magical playoff journey.

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

With the efforts of Riley, Spoh, Butler, the president, coach and team boss, this Heat is not only the toughest "grandfather team" in the league.

With a good team atmosphere, it has become a fertile ground for a large number of low-level players to open up a new chapter in their careers and make a name for themselves in the NBA.

Compared with the Bucks and Celtics' "young masters" who were defeated by them all the way, they are really playing with their inner heat and desire to survive.

Is it reasonable for such a team to win?

NBA game in the game | The four big lost drafts of the Heat slashed 79 points, how did the entire NBA look away that year?

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