Butler's playoffs are gone! Black Eight is gone! The series is out of suspense!
Although the Miami Heat once trailed by 30+, they relied on their resilience and iron spirit to chase the difference to 10+ in the fourth quarter! The 20-point defeat to the Celtics away from home is not the end of the world for the Heat, but it is also close to the end of the world! Throughout the game, the Heat are not the opponents of the Celtics at all, and it is an ironclad fact that they can't beat the other side.
In the first round of G1, the Celtics can be said to have completely crushed the Heat at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends! The lead was 15 points at halftime, and the lead came to 32 points after the third quarter, making the game lose suspense in advance! Because the lead was too much, this made the Green Army play very loose and relaxed in the first half of the fourth quarter. The Heat took the opportunity to launch a crazy counterattack and chased the point difference to 10+! This forced the Celtics to play seriously again, and then the main force came up to make a commotion, and the game was declared out of suspense! Facts have proved that as long as the Celtics play a little seriously, the Heat will have no chance of winning at all. So, this series can be said to be over in G1!
It is true that the Heat's resilience is very terrifying, and they are also good at opening a black-to-end mode on the next gram! But that is also based on the premise of having Jimmy Butler, without the support of the league's No. 1 tough guy, the Heat will be like a chicken rib! If there is Butler, the Heat may still be able to create some trouble for the Green Army, and they can even look forward to a wonderful Black Eight miracle! But in the case that Butler can't play, the Green Army can completely flatten the Heat without much effort to complete the promotion.
Can Butler, the league's No. 1 tough guy, still play this series? This is probably the answer that all Heat fans want to know. After all, Butler is such a tough and magical man, and he can always bring a lot of incredible impossibilities! For example, in the play-off game against the 76ers, he was able to finish the game despite suffering a medial collateral ligament injury. So, the first-round series makes people look forward to him!
But Heat fans are really disappointed this time, because that man really can't come back this time! "I heard Butler had a bad sprain on his medial collateral ligament, but he managed to make it through the game, which was crazy," Shams said. Butler will need 1-2 months to recover, and he will not be able to play this series. If the Heat advance in the first round, Butler may not be able to return in the playoffs. ”
This also means that Jimmy Butler is completely out of action in the first round! Even if the Heat passes the Celtics, he will most likely not be able to play in the second round, not to mention that they will not be able to eliminate the Green Army at all! Therefore, this also declares that the suspense of this round of the series is completely gone! The last glimmer of hope for the Black Eight Miracle has also been dashed! See you next season, Miami Heat! Goodbye, Jimmy Butler! You can congratulate the Celtics in advance on advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals!