No. 25 Playoffs Roundup: Heat 23 three-pointers down Green Army, Thunder three less 80 points beat Pelicans

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2024-04-25 12:19Posted in Guangdong sports creators

On April 25, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs ushered in two matchups.

The Heat hit 23 three-pointers to set a single-game record in the playoffs in team history, and the Green Army was pulled out by the total score after an upset loss.

Alexander scored 33 points, Holmgren hit a new halftime scoring record on the first seven shots, and the Thunder beat the Pelicans to defend their home-court advantage.

Here's a roundup of today's game.

Heat 111-101 Celtics

In the absence of Butler and Rozier, the Heat performed bravely and rained three-pointers, hitting 23 three-pointers in the game, setting a single-game three-point record in team history. The Heat relied on the hot outside touch to successfully suppress the Celtics in the third quarter to open up the point difference, and always maintained an absolute lead in the final quarter, not giving the Celtics any chance to recover the score. In the end, the heat defeated the regular season champion Celtics and pulled the overall score to a 1-1 draw to win home advantage.

In the first quarter of the game, White broke through with the ball and scored, the Celtics took the lead, Jovic received the ball outside and hit the projection, the difference was overtaken by the Heat, Brown turned over and hit a jumper, the Celtics overtook the score again, Adebayo then singled out, and the two sides fought to a 9-9 tie, after which Tatum hit a three-point shot, the Celtics took a 5-point lead, Herro hit a three-point shot, the Heat overtook the score 6-0, Harks hit a three-point shot, the difference was over 5 points, Tatum hit two free throws at the end of the first quarter, and the Celtics fell behind by 2 points in the first quarter。

In the second quarter of the game, Hauser hit a three-point shot, the Celtics overtook the score again, Tatum scored the ball, the Celtics overtook by 4 points, Horford hit a three-point shot, the Celtics took a 6-point lead, Martin scored three points from the outside, and the Heat chased the difference to 2 points. Wright made a free throw, and the Heat's lead came to five points, Brown scored five straight points in the final minute of the second quarter, and the Celtics took a three-point lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, Jovic scored three points from the outside, the Heat tied the score, Brown hit two free throws to the Celtics to overtake again, Herro hit a jumper on the left side, the Heat overtook the score again, Martin forced a three-point shot, the Heat continued to lead, Highsmith hit a three-point shot to lead the Heat by 8 points, Jovic counterattacked and the Celtics led to 10 points, Martin counterattacked, the Heat took a 12-point lead, and the Celtics narrowed the gap to 6 points in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Wright hit a three-point shot, the Heat once again stretched the difference to 9 points, Brown broke through and scored a layup, the difference narrowed to 7 points, Adebayo hit a strong back, the Heat led by 9 points again, and then White hit a three-point shot, and the difference narrowed to 6 points, and then Highsmith hit a three-point shot, and the difference came to 8 points, Adebayo threw a shot, and the difference came to 11 points, and at the critical moment, White scored to narrow the difference to less than 10 points, and Tatum hit a free throw to narrow the difference to 6 points. After a timeout, Martin hit another three-pointer as the Heat beat the Green on the road to tie the score.

The Heat had five double-doubles, Herro 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, Bam Adebayo 21 points and 10 rebounds, Martin 21 points, Harkes 14 points, Jovic 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists

The Celtics had three double-doubles, Jaylen Brown had 33 points and eight rebounds, Tatum had 28 points and eight rebounds, and Derrick White had 13 points and four assists

Pelicans 92-124 Thunder

The Thunder rained three points in the first quarter, hitting 7 three-pointers in a single quarter to gradually open up the difference, and then continued to stabilize the lead, leading the Pelicans by up to 34 points in the second half, making the game lose suspense in advance. In the end, the Thunder won a big victory to defend their home-court advantage and lead the Pelicans 2-0 in the overall score. The new Thunder scored a combined 80 points, including 33 points from Alexander and 20 points from Chet Holmgren at halftime, the second-highest score of a rookie in a playoff half in the past 25 years, behind only Ilgoskas in '98 with 21 points.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Valanciunas made a backhand layup 2+1 to score the first field battle for the Pelicans. Holmgren hit a three-pointer, Valanciunas scored the Pelicans' first 11 points, Dort and Giddey scored five straight points to overtake the score, and Jones and Holmgren went on a three-pointer. The Thunder hit three three-pointers in a row and hit an 11-2 surge. Nance Jr. scored a dunk, Alexander hit a three-point shot, Jones hit 2 free throws, and Alexander led the team to score 7 points in a row. Ingram scores on a free throw, and Holmgren makes a pullup jumper. At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans trailed the Thunder 22-35.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Holmgren dunked in the air, McCollum and Dort exchanged three points, McCollum threw and scored, and the Thunder scored five points in a row. Valanciunas turned and hooked, McCollum made a pull-up jumper, Giddey hit a drift shot, and the Pelicans went on a 7-0 run to chase the deficit to within 10 points. Alexander hit a step-back jumper, Marshall made 2 free throws, Jalen Williams hit a pull-up jumper, and Murphy hit a three-pointer. The Thunder went on a 10-2 run to widen the gap again, with Jones running for a dunk, Alexander making a pull-up jumper, and Murphy hitting a three-pointer. At the end of the half, the Pelicans trailed the Thunder 50-63, and the two teams combined for four players to score double-doubles, Valanciunas on the Pelicans side had 15 points and 5 rebounds, Jones had 10 points, Holmgren on the Thunder side had 20 points, and Alexander had 16 points.

Yibian fights again. Alexander made a technical foul and made a free throw, Ingram scored four straight points, Alexander turned and jumped, and Jalen Williams scored on a pick-and-roll. Ingram hit 2 free throws, Jalen Williams and Holmgren scored back-to-back points, Ingram hit a jumper, Giddey and Alexander scored five points in a row, and the Thunder went on a 7-0 run to stretch the difference to more than 20 points. McCollum made a layup, the Pelicans responded with a 9-1 offensive surge, Alexander and Holmgren scored back-to-back, Valanciunas scored on a hook shot, and Dort hit two free throws. Jones hit a three-pointer, Joe hit a pull-up jumper, McCollum hit two free throws, and Alexander scored a layup. At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans trailed the Thunder 74-92.

At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, Valanciunas broke through and scored, Holmgren scored a basket, Jalen Williams hit a three-point shot, and the Thunder launched an 11-2 offensive climax, stretching the difference to more than 20 points. Ingram pulls up a jumper, Jalen Williams dunks in the air, McCollum makes a toss, and Wallace scores on a breakaway. The Thunder followed up with more and more courage, building a lead of more than 30 points, and the game gradually lost suspense. With 5 minutes and 17 seconds left in the game, the Pelicans replaced their main players early and announced that they would abandon the game, and finally the Thunder won a big win at home.

The Pelicans had five double-doubles, Valanciunas had 19 points and seven rebounds, Herbert Jones had 18 points, Ingram had 18 points and four rebounds, McCollum had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Marshall had 10 points

The Thunder had five double-doubles, Alexander 33 points and 5 assists, Holmgren 26 points and 7 rebounds, Jalen Williams 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Giddey 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Dort 15 points

The first round of the playoffs

Eastern:

(1) Celtics 1:1 Heat (8)

(2) Knicks 2:0 76ers (7)

(3) Bucks 1:1 Pacers (6)

(4) Knight 2:0 Magic (5)

West:

(1) Thunder 2:0 Pelicans (8)

(2) Nuggets 2:0 Lakers (7)

(3) Timberwolves 2:0 Suns (6)

(4) Clippers 1:1 Mavericks (5)

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