Today's NBA playoffs, the Heat defeated the Green Army 103-84, this game is basically no suspense, the first quarter Heat led by 7 points, the second quarter point difference to double digits, the third quarter Green Army narrowed the point gap, Butler broke out in the last quarter, he led the team to attack a wave of 10-2, the game lost suspense. In terms of statistics, Butler had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Martin 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Adebayo 12 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers, Vincent 10 points and 4 assists, Dunro 10 points, Strus 8 points and 5 rebounds, Lowry 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The big score is 4-3 to advance, and the Heat will lose to the Nuggets in the Finals.
In fact, before this game, the outside world was generally optimistic about the Green Army, after all, it was home to play, but in the opening stages of the game, Tatum sprained his foot, which set the tone for the trend of the game. Affected by a foot injury, Tatum was not in rhythm at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the Heat also seized on his weakness, such as in the second half, Butler played Tatum several times, making the latter very helpless.
Of course, in addition to Tatum's factor, the Heat did play better, whether it was the desire to win or attitude, it was above the Green Army, taking the first quarter as an example, the Green Army made a 10-0 three-point shot at one point, and frequently made mistakes, giving us the feeling that the Green Army played too casually, and seemed to feel that they were in control.
As it turned out, the Green Army was just a paper tiger, with talent and depth in the lineup, Tatum struggled, Brown felt bad, and only one White on the team could tell. And the Heat won the game, mainly three major heroes, namely Butler, Martin and Adebayo. Butler was still infinitely changed, but he was decisive on the offensive end today, hitting a lot of difficult shots, beating the Green Army out of temper, and every time Butler scored, it came at a very good time.
Martin was 11 of 16 from the field, able to shoot suddenly, and he was also caught in the second half, but he could shoot, and the Green Army really had no choice. Although Adebayo has an average feel, he can make many contributions on the defensive end. This is the Heat, who have played a dark horse role all the way in this year's playoffs, and the Nuggets do have the advantage, but the Heat are very good at hitting faces, and Butler is a player who can create miracles.
Butler was in a good mood in an interview after the game, and when talking about his winning the Eastern Conference MVP, Butler said: "I want to thank my teammates, Martin, Vincent, and Dunroe, they always make it easier, if I get over on the defensive end, they will also make up the defense, these guys can be trusted, I think all of us deserve this MVP." "Look at Butler's emotional intelligence, winning is never greedy, but first praise the teammates, what is a super leader? Butler explained. When he was 3-0 down, Tatum had thrown the pot at his teammates, and the gap between the two came out, and Tatum should learn from Butler how to be a qualified leader.
Later, speaking about the 4-3 elimination of the Greens, Butler said: "We won't be surprised, you don't know how much effort we put in, Spall always believes in all of us and it's great to have him. Butler praised not only his teammates, but also Spoh. Speaking about the Finals against the Nuggets, Butler replied: "It's going to be a completely different series, they [the Nuggets] are a good team, there's a reason they can break through from the West, this series is going to be tough, but we're getting closer to the goal [championship] and we still have to get that done." "Butler's meaning is obvious, he has a showdown with the Nuggets, vowing to win a championship, I wonder if Jokic is afraid?
The regular season Heat and Nuggets played 2 times, the result was all lost, in terms of strength, the Heat is not as good as the Nuggets, such as Jokic this point, the Heat can not prevent, don't expect Adebayo, thick eyebrows can not do it, Adebayo is even worse. And Murray, who will also be a headache for the Heat, but as mentioned earlier, the Heat have been fighting back this season, who would have thought they would eliminate the Bucks and Green Army? So, the Heat is a team that is good at creating miracles, the Finals meet the Nuggets, who wins and who loses is difficult to predict, but one thing is certain, if the Heat wins, then it will be one of the most valuable championships in NBA history, Butler come on, look forward to your performance in the Finals.