On March 25, Beijing time, the Miami Heat defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-84 at home. This is a one-sided game, the Heat led by 10 points in the first quarter, the Heat opened to 21 points at halftime, the difference between the two teams has reached 32 points after the third quarter, and the third team of the two teams won by 4 points in the final quarter, and finally the Heat won by 36 points.
In this game, 36-year-old veteran Patty Mills was promoted to the starting lineup by Spoelstra, and he scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 21 minutes, 4-of-8 from the field, 40% from three-point range, and +26 plus/minus.
His performance was even better than Garland's 22 minutes, 4-of-9 shooting, 1-of-4 three-pointers, and 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
After the game, Spoelstra named Mills in the dressing room as the hero of the win, and the whole team celebrated Mills in the form of "Australian national team".
Mills is a rare starter in this game, he hit 1237 three-pointers off the bench in his career and ranks third in NBA history, but this game he played as a meal, after the 36-year-old Mills was cut by the Hawks, he signed a veteran base salary of 460,000 a year with the Heat.
After this game, the Heat officially posted the Eastern rankings, the Heat is 39-32, the Pacers are 40-32, and the Heat are only 0.5 wins away from the top six. (Pacers lose at Lakers home court)
The Heat reporter also said that the Pacers, who are sixth in the East, just lost to the Lakers, while the Heat, who are seventh in the East, beat the Cavaliers, and the gap between the two teams is only 0.5 wins. It's clear that the Heat are interested in finishing in the top six and don't want to play in the play-in tournament.
In this game, Adebayo played 27 minutes, 7 of 11, scored 15 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals, shooting 63.6%, and he completed the 186th double-double in Heat history, surpassing Whiteside to rise to third in team history.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream