The NBA playoffs continued, and today the Heat went to the road to continue to challenge the Celtics, and finally they defeated the Celtics 111-101, and the two sides came to a 1-1 draw, Butler was still absent in this game, but the Heat made 23 three-pointers in the game. Among them, Herro scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, hitting 6 three-pointers. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 10 rebounds. All five players in the starting lineup scored in double figures, while Tatum of the Celtics had 28 points and eight rebounds, and Brown had 33 points and eight rebounds.
In the absence of Butler, many people would find it difficult to imagine that the Heat could beat the league-leading Celtics. But Spoelstra did a trick today, which was to resolutely encourage players to shoot three-pointers, and the Heat made 23 of 43 three-pointers today, a whopping 53% shooting rate, and it was because of so many three-pointers that they were able to win the game.
The Heat don't have an advantage over the Celtics on their interior against them, and Adebayo doesn't have a height advantage against Porzingis. So if the Heat want to win, they have to shoot from the outside, and today they were very resolute when they encountered an open space on the outside. It is because of this perseverance that they reap the blessings. The players are throwing more and more confidently, and the natural feel has paid off.
The Heat have not been particularly good at shooting three-pointers throughout the season, but Spoelstra has such a strong force in the crucial playoffs, which is enough to show that his coaching ability is very strong. Because there are a lot of coaches in the league who don't have that kind of courage. Through the miracles of the Heat in recent seasons, we can almost certainly say that Spoelstra is now arguably the best coach in the league. Some journalists even believe that the gap between Spoelstra's coaching level and second place will be huge.
Including the Heat, who also have a discerning eye for the draft, Harkes is a rookie this year, but he played such a good performance in the first year of such a fierce stage in the playoffs. I remember that after the Heat draft last year, when Warriors head coach Kerr thought the Heat had selected a good rookie. At the time, Spoelstra also thought that the Warriors' selection of Podzemski was a very good choice. Both coaches praised each other for their rookies, and it turned out that they both played this season. So having a good coach can help the team a lot, not only in terms of on-the-spot coaching, but also in terms of drafting and developing players.