If before the start of the series, let everyone choose the most suspenseful matchup in the first round, the Lakers and Nuggets are not the first in the first place, but the Heat vs. the Celtics. As we all know, the Heat have suffered from injuries, and Butler, the core of the team, missed the game due to injury. On the other hand, on the Celtics' side, they are the main lineup, and the team lineup is also reasonable. However, after the first two games between the two sides, the score came to a 1-1 draw. We're not denying the Heat's efforts, it's an ugly 1-1 draw for Green Kai, and it's no wonder Tatum slammed the ball on the floor after the game, because he knew that he was really ashamed to lose to such a Heat, and he wanted to get into the cracks.
During the regular season, the Celtics were the strongest home team, losing four games all season. However, in the first two home games of the playoffs, one of them was lost. If you want to talk about the game of G2, the first place in the league can be said to have fallen with a bang. The reason why the first place in the league can fall, we also have to admire the adjustment of the Heat. Some people may say that the playoffs are a stage for players, but in fact, they are a stage for coaches. Heat coach Si Shuai is the top coach in the league, while Mazzulla's side is at the same level as Hamm. So in terms of strategy adjustment, Si Shuai directly beat Mazzulla. As everyone saw in this game, Mazzulla was incompetent and didn't know how to deal with these changes.
G2 Green Kai focused on a hip-hop and was carried away by the big win in the first game. The performance of G2 Green Kai is that the legs are soft and the hands are soft, and the dual core is also very soft. It seems that Tatum got 28 points and 8 rebounds, and if you watch the game, you will know that these 28 points are actually quite water. As for Brown's 33 points, it also means a lot. Of course, Brown's side is slightly better, and he really can't take it. As for Green Kai's bench, there is even less to say, and the team only scored 12 points. Mazzulla is playing an eight-man rotation, and Shuai's side is playing a nine-man rotation. Compared with Lu Kai's talent, the Heat are commonplace, basically leftovers, and some rookies.
The loss of G2 for Celtic is still a relatively big blow to them. First, the home advantage was lost. Home field advantage was important in their own series, but they gave it to the rest of the world. Second, the blow to confidence will be significant. The Celtics were dominated by the Heat in last season's playoffs, and after a tough buildup, and after a regular season psychological massage, the team improved, but now it's back in the shadow of last season. For Lu Kai, this round of the series is unlikely to be black eight, but with the attitude they showed in G2 and the degree of passivity in the game, if the double tanhua combination can't become a big deal this year, it will be disbanded if it really doesn't work, replace one of them, and see who is not good and who is the real variable.
The series is now tied 1-1, and it has become the Heat who has taken the initiative, after all, the next two games will be played at the Heat's home court. If the Celtics don't want to drag the series into depth, then G3 and G4 will have to go full throttle, and they have to cheer up from the start and not give the Heat a chance. For a team like the Heat, giving them a chance is making themselves passive. You can see what kind of effect Celtic will show in the next game.