On April 25, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs ushered in the second game between the Celtics and the Heat. The Celtics made 22 three-pointers in the last game, and it is worth looking forward to what kind of response Coach Spo can give in this game.
There were no changes to the starting lineups for this game, and the Heat's Butler and Rozier were still absent.
Celtics starters: Tatum, Holiday , White, Brown and Porzingis;
Heat starters: Herro, Martin, Hakes, Jovic and Adebayo.
Returning the favor with the other, Spo hit back the Celtics with a three-pointer, and the Heat hit eight three-pointers in the first quarter
In the first quarter of the game, it was different from the previous game, at the beginning, the Celtics hit the inside, White, Brown and Tatum scored 4 points in a row on the inside, the Heat broke up early and shot decisively, and Jovic made two three-pointers. Bam Adebayo scored a foul on Porzingis for a foul on the free throw. Tatum then also made two three-pointers. At first, the Heat were able to form a stalemate in terms of scoring, but as the game progressed, the difference in success rate was reflected.
Fortunately, the Heat felt hot on the outside, with 2 from Harkes, 2 from Herroe, 2 from Dunroe and Martin in a row, which allowed the Heat to overtake the score. At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led the Celtics 28-27, Tatum scored 14 points in a single quarter, and the Heat made 8 of 15 three-pointers in the first quarter.
The Celtics fell into adversity, and Brown stepped up and scored 11 straight points to help the team rebuild the lead
In the second quarter of the game, the Celtics began to increase their defensive intensity, causing consecutive Heat turnovers, Hauser, Holiday and Horford made three-point shots, and the Heat's joint defense was torn apart! After adjustments, the Heat began to put pressure on the Celtics ball-handlers, and this weak link was reflected again, with poor dribbling and passing errors, which directly led to a significant decline in offensive efficiency. And the Heat Highsmith made a three-pointer, and Martin made two three-pointers in a row to help the Heat overtake the score.
After the Celtics called a timeout, they directly let Porzingis play alone in the low post to avoid pressure on the ball carrier, resulting in foul free throws, Adebayo and Jovic broke through to complete the layup, Brown converted the layup and scored, Herro was released and scored a three-pointer, Holiday scored a layup, and the two sides began a battle of offense. After the Heat led by 5 points, Brown hit three three-pointers to overtake the score, and one person played a wave of 9-0! Fortunately, Herro also made a three-point shot, Brown failed to make consecutive three-point shots, and Brown stealed Jovic to complete a layup, and the Celtics led the Heat 61-58 at halftime.
The magic of Spo, the tactics worked, and the Heat players executed in place
In the second half of the game, Jovic continued his three-point touch, shooting in the first shot, Porzingis did not have a three-point or mid-range shot, Adebayo caused Brown to foul and score free throws, Herro and Martin continued to hit three-pointers, and the Heat overtook the score again. The Celtics offense relied on Brown and Holiday to score inside.
The Heat's defensive goal in the second half was clear, and the effect was obvious. After the Celtics took a timeout, they relied on Brown's personal ability to pull out and shoot three points! Herro hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, which was the sixth three-pointer he made! Then the Celtics continued to hit the iron inside, Highsmith hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc, Jovic completed a steal, assisted Martin to score a layup, and the Heat had a 10-point lead, which was also the biggest point difference in the game, and stopped the Celtics again.
After a timeout, Martin scored a layup and the Celtics scored just three points in the last five minutes, and the Heat went on a 15-3 offensive surge. In the end, Hauser scored three points to break the scoring drought! Tatum broke through to make a foul and scored a free throw, the Heat let Harkes play on the court during this time, the effect was not good, two impacts on the inside line were fruitless, Tatum cut inside to complete the dunk, and the Celtics played a wave of 7-0! The Heat relied on Dunroe to throw three points to stabilize the situation, Tatum broke through the dunk, and the Heat led the Celtics 85-79 at the end of the third quarter.
It is worth noting that the Heat's three-point record in the playoffs is 20 three-pointers made against the Bucks on May 22, 2021, and they have already made 19 in the first three quarters of this game, and only need to make 2 three-pointers in the fourth quarter to break the playoff three-point record!
Ignoring the Heat, the Celtics paid the price
In the final quarter of the game, Tatum missed a shot, and Holiday made a mistake on Dunroe, and the ball went out of bounds. Herro missed his first mid-range shot, Tatum broke through and drew a foul, and missed both free throws! Knight made a three-point shot from the bottom corner, tying the Heat's playoff three-point record, and Holiday scored under the basket. The Celtics had Holiday and Hauser hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Bam Adebayo scored on a mid-range shot to give the Heat a nine-point lead.
The Celtics had to break the game with Brown, breaking through the unguarded dunk to complete the dunk, Adebayo singled Horford to continue to score, Brown singled Herro missed, Dunroe still didn't have three points, White also stood up and was let go and threw in three points, Adebayo shot and there was a shot in the middle of the game! White broke through the single Dunroe and scored two plus one, Highsmith was released and threw three points (the Heat playoff team all-time three-point record, 21 three-pointers), and Harkes also hit three points!
The Celtics started to defend in the last 5 minutes, the Celtics made consecutive mistakes, and Adebayo hit a mid-range shot! White continued to score three points, Adebayo singled Porzingis and missed a shot, Tatum broke through to a layup and was fouled and scored 2 points, and the difference returned to 6 points. After the Heat timeout, Martin made a three-pointer (the 23rd three-pointer the Heat made), Tatum missed a shot, Herro broke through the board and scored, Holiday didn't shoot, Porzingis was fouled and scored on a free throw, Brown caused Martin to foul a free throw and scored 1 point, and the last 1 minute and 17 seconds left gave the Heat an eight-point lead. Hakes missed a three-pointer, White missed a three-pointer, Tatum fouled Herro for a free throw, and hit both free throws, the game lost suspense, and the Heat sealed the win, and finally the Heat won 111-101 against the Celtics.
Full-time player stats
Celtics: Brown shot 13-of-23 from the field and 4-of-9 from three-point range to finish with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Tatum shot 10-of-20 from the field and 2-of-6 from three-point range with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, White had 13 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Holiday 9 Finn had 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Porzingis shot 1-of-9 from the field and 0-of-4 from three-point range to get 6 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Heat: Herro shot 7-of-13 from the field and 6-of-11 from three-point range to finish with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, Bam Adebayo 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Martin 21 points and 1 rebound, Harkes 14 points and 2 rebounds, Jovic 11 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Highsmith 9 points and 3 rebounds, Dunroe 6 points.
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