On April 25, 2024, Beijing time, in today's NBA playoffs, the Celtics ushered in the G2 battle with the Heat at home, and the Heat, who lost G1, were determined to equalize, but they lacked Butler, Rozier, and Richardson, and the loss of combat power was huge, and they had to play a miracle performance if they wanted to beat the Celtics, can they do it? Heat starters: Herro + Martin + Harks + Jovic + Adebayo, Celtics starters: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Pozin.
In the first quarter of the game, White, Brown, and Tatum scored, Jovic hit 2 three-pointers, Adebayo hit 2 free throws and 1 hit, the Heat 7-6, Tatum scored 5 points in a row, Harkes and Herro overtook 1 point, White and Brown scored, Dunroe, Martin, and Herro hit three points in a row, and the Heat led by 4 points, Horford and Tatum scored, and Harkes responded, and the Heat led 28-27 in the first quarter. Tatum scored 14 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Hauser and Tatum scored 5 points in a row, the Green Army overtook by 4 points, Harks scored in a row, Holiday and Horford responded with three points, the Green Army led by 6 points, Highsmith and Martin scored, Brown and Pozin responded, the difference was 5 points, Martin and Adebayo scored in a row, the Heat overtook by 3 points, Pozin, Brown and Holiday scored, Jovic, Herro, Adebayo, Wright responded, the Heat led by 5 points, Brown hit 3 3-pointers to lead by 4 points, Herro scored 3 points, Brown made a steal and layup, and the Celtics led 61-58 at halftime. Brown scored 15 points in the second quarter.
Brown had 21 points and five boards on 9-of-15 shooting in the half, Tatum had 18 points and three boards on 7-of-12 shooting, Herro had 12 points, three rebounds and five assists on 4-of-6 shooting for the Heat, Martin had 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting, and Harks had 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting. The Heat made 13 of 24 three-pointers in the first half, and the Celtics made 8 of 20 three-pointers, and the Heat relied on excellent three-point performances to bite the score.
In the third quarter of the game, Jovic scored three points, Adebayo made 1 of 2 free throws, the Heat overtook by 1 point, Brown scored 4 points in a row, Adebayo and Herro scored 5 points in a row, the difference was 2 points, Holiday and Brown scored, Martin, Adebayo, Herro, Highsmith responded strongly, the difference came to 10 points, Brown made a mistake after a pause, Martin made a layup, the Heat led by 12 points, Hauser and Tatum 7-0, the difference was chased to 5 points, Dunroe scored three points, Tatum dunked, and the Heat led 85-79 after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Wright scored three points, the Heat led by 9 points, Holiday and Brown scored, Adebayo scored 4 points in a row to respond, the difference was still 9 points, White scored 6 points in a row, Adebayo and Highsmith scored 5 points in a row, the difference was 8 points, Brown made a layup, Hakes and Adebayo scored 5 points in a row, the difference was 11 points, White and Tatum chased the difference to 6 points, Martin and Herro expanded the difference to 11 points, Pozin, Brown made 3 of 4 free throws, Herro made 2 of 2 free throws, the difference was 10 points, and with 42 seconds left in the game, Tatum made a layup, Herro made 2 of 2 free throws, and Brown missed three points, and the game ended, and the Heat defeated the Celtics 111-101 and won the game after falling behind in the first half.
Herro had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists on 7-of-13 shooting (6-of-11 three-pointers), a career-high playoff assist, Bam Adebayo had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists on 9-of-13 shooting, Martin had 21 points and 2 boards on 7-of-12 shooting (5-of-6 from three-point range), Harks had 14 points and 2 boards, and Jovic had 11 points, 9 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals.
Tatum had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 10-of-20 shooting, Brown had 33 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist on 13-of-23 shooting, White had 13 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Holiday had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Pozin had 6 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, but he made 1 of 9 shots and was embarrassed by efficiency.
The Heat shot 23 of 43 three-pointers in this game, creating a three-point record in the playoffs in team history, with a terrifying three-point performance, the remnants of the Heat created a miracle, conquering the Celtics' home court, and now the series is 1-1, the Heat has a home-court advantage, and the trend of this series has changed dramatically.