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In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs G2, the Celtics hosted the Heat. In the first quarter of the game, the two teams alternated scores in the first half of the game, the Heat hit consecutive three-pointers in the middle to take the lead, and Tatum's play at the end helped the Green Army close the score, and at the end of the first quarter, the Heat led the Celtics 28-27. In the second quarter, the Celtics went on an 11-4 run to overtake the score, the Heat responded with a 7-0 run, and the Green Army regained the lead with a 9-0 run at the end. At halftime, the Celtics led the Heat 61-58.
The Heat began to exert their strength, blasting a 10-0 offensive run to take a double-digit lead, and the Celtics responded with a 7-0 run, and at the end of the third quarter, the Heat led the Green Army 85-79. In the final quarter, the Heat played steadily and always maintained a lead of about 10 points, but the Celtics were never able to close the score, and finally the Heat defeated the Celtics 111-101 and tied the series to 1-1.
Heat player stats: Herro 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, Bam Adebayo 21 points and 10 rebounds, Martin 21 points, Harks 14 points, Jovic 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Celtics player stats: Jaylen Brown 33 points and 8 rebounds, Tatum 28 points and 8 rebounds, White 13 points and 4 assists, Holiday 9 points, Porzingis 6 points and 8 rebounds.
Eight facts that have to be admitted:
1. Herro grabbed the offensive organization, shooting 7 of 13, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and got 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists. Hiro played efficiently and reasonably in this game, the three-point hand was hot, it was too hard today, and he also connected the team, did not stick to the ball, did not play hard, and worked hard to defend, and today's performance was perfect. Last year, Butler led the Black Eight team, and this year it depends on Herro, and this round of the series is an opportunity for Herro to take it to the next level.
2. Adebayo, the god of mid-range, shot 9 of 13 and scored 21 points and 10 rebounds. Reba is really stable in the middle distance today, not losing one at the critical moment, too hard, like Garnett's iron-blooded shot, every time the Green Army wants to get up, it is Adebayo who chokes the opponent's momentum in the middle distance, Reba is the real offensive and defensive starting point of the Heat, the Green Army really can't defend it, if you practice three points again, you will be invincible, Reba is the basic plate of the Heat.
3. Martin stepped up in this game, shooting 7-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 21 points. Today's Martin three points are too accurate, Martin dares to fight today, transforms again in the playoffs, pretends to be dead in the regular season, and is born for the playoffs.
4. Harkes was not very efficient, shooting 4-of-13 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 14 points. As a rookie, the maturity and execution shown by Harkes is really a perfect fit for the Heat team, the first time he played in the playoffs without stage fright, and the first-year rookie can play as the ball-handling core in the playoffs, it can only be said that the Heat chose Harkes too well, perfectly replacing Butler's role, he is the future of the Heat.
5. Tatum was invisible again in the final quarter, scoring 28 points and 8 rebounds in the game. The hardest time is the two hits of the ball, and the critical moment is invisible again, no matter how good the first three quarters are, it is always stealth in the fourth quarter, and there is no sense of existence in the last quarter, as the team's big boss, such a performance is disappointing, it has been like this for so many years, the mental attributes are too poor, maybe it's really not the material of the big boss.
6. Jaylen Brown tried his best. He finished with 33 points and eight rebounds on 13-of-23 shooting, 4-of-9 from three-point range. Brown tried his best, three consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter were very critical, otherwise the game would have been spent early, and the critical moment was much more useful than Tatum, dare to fight, Brown can play a tough battle, but the more he goes to the back, the more he can't get the ball, the top two are in charge.
7. Porzingis undercover performance, shooting 1 of 9, scoring 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Today's platinum feel is too bad, and the play is too soft, it was defended by Herro alone, lost 30 points in 30 minutes on the court, and the team won 20 points in 18 minutes when he was not there, it was really outrageous, it was really in its original form, 2.21 meters tall all floated on the outside to shoot, there was no strong play on the inside, and the wave god in the playoffs was disappointing again.
8. The Heat defeated the Celtics today and tied the series at 1-1. The Heat's three-point shooting today is like a divine help, with 23 of 43 shots and a three-point shooting rate of 53.5%, which is the biggest magic weapon for the Heat to win today. The Heat, without the core Butler, are not as vulnerable as they imagined, and this team is really resilient. The performance of the powerful Green Army today is disappointing, especially the big boss Tatum's ability to play tough battles is really not good, they may still have the last laugh in this series, but it is still too difficult to win the championship.