Heat vs. Celtics
The NBA playoffs continued, with the Heat, the two rivals in the Eastern Conference, battling the Celtics in the playoffs G2. In this game, Miami star Jimmy Butler and backcourt titan Rozier continued to miss due to injury. However, the Heat, under the leadership of Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Martin, Jovic, Hakes and others, still played wonderful offensive and defensive performances.
Adebayo set a record to match James, and also beat the wave god! Martin made a great contribution, and Holiday was in a slump!
The two sides opened the game with Herro and Tatum each in scoring mode, and Martin joined Hakes, Adebayo and Jovic to wrestle with their opponents. Brown scored 11 straight points in the second quarter to help the Celtics maintain the initiative on the court. At halftime, the Heat trailed by three points.
Herro defends Brown
In the rematch, Martin and Herro continued to attack on the outside, Tatum and Brown still maintained a good scoring state, but the Celtics giants Porzingis, Holiday and other players failed to help on the offensive end. The Heat blossomed more and were able to blast out a single quarter with a score of 27-18, and before entering the final quarter, Miami overtook by 6 points.
Martin defends Tatum
In the fourth quarter, Porzingis and Holiday still failed to find their touch, Adebayo went on the inside, Miami felt unstoppable on the outside, and the Heat were able to extend the difference to 12 points. The Green Army hit a series of long-range shots, and Herro hit consecutive solid free throws to help the Heat close the game. In the end, Miami defeated their opponents 111-101 and were able to equalize the score. In this game, the Heat hit 23 three-pointers with a 53% shooting rate, completely breaking down the Green Army's defense.
The Heat captured the Celtics
Adebayo set a record to match James, and also beat Boshen
The Heat's starting five Tigers all had good performances, and the Miami players, led by Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, fired inside and out. In this campaign, the Heat's interior giant Bam Adebayo went on a strong rampage. Bam Adebayo played 40 minutes, 9-of-13, 0-of-1 three-pointers, 3-of-6 free throws, and a double-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, ranking second in the game with a plus/minus of +20. Bam Adebayo shot 69 percent from the field to score the second-highest score on the team, and he continued to wreak havoc on the inside. Moreover, Adebayo is also the rebounding king of this game. On both offensive and defensive ends, Adebayo's performance was impressive.
Bam Adebayo scrambles for the ball
In addition, Bam Adebayo also set a record in this campaign and is on par with NBA superstar LeBron James. According to the stats, this is the 21st time in Adebayo's playoff career that he has scored at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, the second-most in team history, behind only LeBron James (25).
It is worth mentioning that Adebayo also broke the opposing Celtics interior superstar Porzingis. Boshen played 30 minutes in this game, shooting 1 of 9, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and got 6 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Boshen only shot 11 percent from the field, and his three-point shot was even more scoreless.
The god of waves watched Adebayo buckle violently
Boshen, who averaged 20 points and 7 rebounds per game in the regular season, shot 52% from the field and 38% from three-point range, was beaten by Adebayo on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In addition, Boshen's plus/minus is still the lowest in the game at -32, and he still has 2 points from the moment when the suspense of victory and defeat has been decided.
Martin made a big difference
Martin, the Heat's forward lineman, made a great contribution to Miami's upset victory over a strong opponent. Martin played 36 minutes, shooting 7-of-12, 5-of-6 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal with a plus/minus of +15. Martin scored the second-highest score on the team with 58 percent shooting and was on fire on the offensive end. And, Martin shot the second-most three-pointers of the game on 83 percent shooting.
Martin attacked the inside
Martin's rampage on the offensive end shared the offensive load of Herro and Adebayo. In addition, Martin was as tough as ever on the defensive end.
Holiday is in the doldrums
The Celtics' backcourt giant Jrue Holiday continued to perform sluggishly. In this game, Holiday played 37 minutes, made 4 of 12 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 0 free throws, and got 9 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. In this game, Holiday only shot 33% from the field and dropped to 25% from three-point range. In addition, Holiday didn't make free throws and lacked aggression on the offensive end.
Holiday attacks with the ball
As one of the Celtics' most important offseason additions, Holiday had a cold hand on the offensive end and was blown up by the opposing Herro on the defensive end. It is worth noting that Holiday scored 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks on only 2-of-8 shooting in G1. Holiday still couldn't find his touch on the offensive end, and he couldn't share the scoring pressure for Tatum and Brown.