Even the most optimistic Heat fans can't believe they can storm North Shore Garden in Butler's absence before the rematch of the series against the Celtics is over — and yet, it really happened. After the South Coast Army shot 23 long-range shots in a single playoff game with a 53.5% three-point shooting rate, the Green Army, the No. 1 in the regular season league, collapsed, and Pat Riley, the "Godfather of the South Coast," applauded Coach Spo and his disciples as they regained home-court advantage in this series.
With 0.4 seconds left in the game, the Celtics playing at home were already gone, and Tatum, the Green Army leader who kicked off in the backcourt, slammed the ball on the floor and walked in the direction of his players' tunnel without looking back, which was very embarrassing. As the leader of the team, Tatum also knew that he should stand up in the final quarter to save the team from fire and water, but he was invisible again, playing the fourth quarter of his 1-of-3 sports battles in a single quarter, only contributing 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, such a performance is obviously substandard by the standard of a leader. If it weren't for White's consecutive points in the final quarter to keep the Green Army alive, I'm afraid this game would have lost its suspense long ago.
Maybe this is fate, the Green Army and the Celtics have met on the playoff stage in a row, repeatedly fighting to the tiebreaker, even if Butler is not there this time, the tenacious Heat still continues the suspense of the series with practical actions. When the Heat lost the first game of the play-offs, fans joked that the double tanhua at this time had not realized the seriousness of the problem. Then with the North Shore Garden Arena being conquered, the Shuangtanhua is really going to sweat at this time, and such a situation is obviously not expected by the Green Army, which is armed to the teeth through the trade.
Not only is the double tanhua sweating, but there is another player in the Green Army squad who is also under pressure, and he is "Holiday Brother" Jrue Holiday Holiday. Holiday was beaten by the Bucks last season, and the Bucks management, who had learned the hard way in the offseason, decided to bring in his cousin and partner, and Brother Zhu left in tears. originally thought that it would be good to come to the Celtics with their backs against the big trees to enjoy the shade, but they didn't expect the old enemy Heat to chase after them again...... With this loss, I'm afraid no one will dare to pack a ticket for the Green Army to advance easily, Zhu Ge's unreliable touch on the offensive end, coupled with Porzingis' absurd low-position punishment ability, and Shuangtanhua's weak key ball attacking ability, has drawn a big question mark for the Green Army's next journey.
Originally, the Celtics were far from sweating against other Eastern teams, but the Heat's idea of building a team seemed to be aimed at the Green Army, and Caleb Martin in the team came as soon as he beat the Green Army. The stats don't lie, Martin averaged only 6.9 points per game in the playoffs against other teams, hitting 0.9 three-pointers per game, and shooting only 32.5% from distance, which is the level of an average draft loss. But when Martin plays against the Greens, he can always play double the output with vigor - in the playoffs between the Heat and the Celtics, Martin averaged 13.6 points per game, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, and shooting a staggering 48.6% from three-point range.
With the sweaty Green Army on one side and the Heat on the other side who are getting braver and more active in muscle memory, what kind of sparks will this series collide with after moving to the Heat's home court?