As we all know, the first game of the Heat Finals was blown up by the Nuggets.
The Nuggets won by 9 points in the first quarter and 8 points in the second quarter, and the difference had reached 21 points by the end of the third quarter, and the Heat had hardly led once in the game, although the Nuggets played a 30-20 in the final quarter to lock the final difference at 11 points. But from the actual look and feel of the game, the Heat were completely crushed, and the one-sidedness of the game was not presented by the point difference.
The joint defense against the Celtics in the divisional finals failed, and the Heat's group of shooters shot the worst game since the playoffs, Martin + Strus + Dunro shot 2 of 23, plus Butler was lost, and the Heat G was defeated.
Although Butler has Jordan's buff in the playoffs, in fact, since the second round, he has gradually returned to normal, and after all, he is not a player in the first gear of this league, and the epic heroic performance of the first round is difficult to last. The statistics in the Eastern Conference Finals have dropped to 24.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 42% + 34.8% from the field, and only 13 points in the last game.
The Heat have proven the importance of play and luck along the way, and despite miraculous first-round victories over league top-seeded Bucks and a 3% chance of defeating the Celtics in the East Final, it's hard to believe that the Heat's good fortune can last against the Nuggets, with ESPN giving an 11% win rate before Game One.
Now in the face of a fully downwind and error-free Nuggets, the Heat's luck may really end here, and now it is time to change the formation to win back.
According to Woj, the team's number two scorer Hiro is hoping to return to G2 in the Finals, after it was reported that Hiro's comeback target time is G3, and now it seems that the Heat and Hiro can't wait.
"I'm told that Hiro could make a comeback at G2," Woj said on the show, "and he still has some time to test his right hand, which is currently recovering from injury." He resumed training on the pitch, but was that hand ready for confrontation? ...... When a player recovers from an injury like this, you have to be ready for the confrontation. He has some tests ahead of the G2 race, and if G2 doesn't come back, if nothing else, he's confident of making a comeback at G3. ”
As the team's No. 2 scorer, Hiro suffered a fractured right hand in just one game in the playoffs this year, and has not played since, and after undergoing surgery on April 22, the estimated comeback time was six weeks, and now it is almost time.
During this year's regular season, Hiro played in 67 games for the Heat, averaging 20.points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 34.9 minutes per game, shooting 44% from the field and 37.8% from three-point range. Averaging 3 three-pointers per game and 203 three-point shooting in a single season, he is the team's No. 2 scorer and No. 2 ball holder on the offensive end.
Playing with injuries in the playoffs is not encouraged, and there is basically no good end with injuries, look at Harden's case 2 years ago, and since then his form has plummeted, and he has never returned to his heyday. But the team's journey this year has been an epic miracle, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that no one wants to miss, and everyone wants to take advantage of it.
Hiro's return can help the team somewhat, but don't expect too much from returning to form from injury, the Heat still want to continue to be black to the end, the presence of stars and shooters is decisive, they are really close to the last 4 wins, see if this miracle can happen again.