In the first round of the Eastern Conference matchup, the Heat defeated the Celtics 111-101 and tied the game 1-1 overall! Yes, the Heat won the game, it was incredible. Spo is really a god, he is the strongest coach in the league at the moment. Although Spo has never won the best coach in his career, the teams he has coached have often performed miracles. For example, last year, the Heat successfully defeated the Bucks, and in 20 years, the Heat also eliminated the Bucks to enter the Finals.
Many people say that the strength of the Heat comes from Jimmy Butler, but now it looks like the strength of the Heat comes from Spoelstra. What was everyone's opinion of the Heat at the moment Butler fell? They may not even make the playoffs, but in the end, the Heat easily beat the Bulls to get the last playoff ticket. Then before the start of the first round, everyone's prediction for the Heat was a 99% probability of being swept by the Green Army 4-0, and luck could be 4-1. But now, the Heat have a win in Boston and have regained home-court advantage.
All we can say is that Spo is too strong, and without Butler, the Heat will still have someone to step up. They played the effect of all the soldiers, everyone fought like crazy, and then Spo's regional defense was the strongest defensive system in the league, and many people have been unable to overcome it. The Green Army is struggling today, and the two war criminals must be Holiday and Boshen. Holiday was 4-of-12 and Boshen was 1-of-9, which were the two most powerful reinforcements of the Green Army last offseason, but neither of them came in handy and was crumbled by the Heat's joint defense.
In today's game, the Heat gave people a different look, the intensity of the defense, the joint defense lock double Tanhua broke through the route, and the inside line was fierce. The Heat took every three-point opportunity from the outside, and the Heat led by one point at 28-27 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Green Army attacked fiercely and came up 11-4. But Spo also adjusted quickly, counterattacking defensively, relying on Herro to break through and Jovic assist, and the Heat quickly regained the advantage. Fortunately, the Green Army had Jaylen Brown, who hit three three-pointers in a row to help the Green Army barely lead by three points at halftime at 61-58.
In the second half, the Heat thundered on the ground, and the third quarter, which was supposed to be the strongest of the Green Army, became a one-man show for the Heat. Herro and Martin were invincible, and the Heat went on a 10-2 run to stop the Green Army. Mazzulla began to deploy to pinch the perimeter, but Adebayo was able to attack the perimeter again, and as Herro and Highsmith hit three-pointers again, the Heat led by six points at 85-79 in the third quarter. The Heat got better and better in the final quarter, with substitutes Highsmith and Harkes hitting key three-pointers, while the Green Army struggled to support Jaylen Brown, Tatum disappeared again, and finally surrendered with Herro's final layup.
The Heat were full of giants, Adebayo had 21 points and 10 boards, Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, Martin had 21 points, Jovic had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Harkes had 14 points. The Heat were 23-of-43 from the field, and they not only locked up the Green Army on the defensive end, but also crushed their opponents in the Green Army's way offensively. On the Green Army's side, Holiday didn't say much, Tatum had 28 points and 8 boards, White had 13 points, and Brown had 33 points and 8 boards. Udoka will be missed by the Greens today, who went head-to-head to the Finals with a head-to-head victory over Spo's Heat in '22. And Mazzulla, after becoming the new coach, performed very poorly.
The Green Army's lineup was so good last year that it was forced into a desperate situation by Philadelphia 3-2 in the semifinals. Then the Eastern Conference Finals Green Army was beaten 3-0 by the Heat, and then the Green Army relied on the overall hard power to chase the seven and had no choice but to go out, it can only be said that Mazzulla's on-the-spot performance and adjustment are not good. If Udoka can control the lower half of his body, the Green Army will definitely make it to the finals last year. Of course, this is good news for the Rockets, Udoka's ability must have nothing to say, the Rockets hit the playoffs for the first time this year in three years, and Udoka led the team to 41 wins more than expected. As Udoka, who can confront Spo, the future of the rocket is limitless.