On April 25, 2024, Beijing time, the second game of the NBA playoffs between the Celtics and the Heat has been played, and the Heat played well on both offensive and defensive ends on the road, defeating the Celtics 111-101 to tie the series at 1-1. The Heat team Butler and Rozier were still absent in this game, and Coach Spo immediately made tactical adjustments after losing the first game, and the Heat players executed the whole game in place, and finally completed this not optimistic victory with teamwork.
Judging from the player data, in fact, the Celtics' overall performance is not bad, except for Porzingis and Holiday these two points, Tatum and Brown have a shooting rate of more than 50%, Brown shot 13 of 23, 4 of 9 three-pointers got 33 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Tatum shot 10 of 20, 2 of 6 three-pointers and got 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Porzingis shot 1-of-9 from the field and 0-of-4 from three-point range to finish with six points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Holiday shot 4-of-12 from the field to finish with nine points, three rebounds and two assists.
The whole game was completely different from the last game, the Celtics beat the Heat by 20 points in the last game, and they made 22 three-pointers, but in this game the Celtics made 12 three-pointers, allowing the Heat to shoot 23 three-pointers!
In the words of Celtics fans, there were basically no tactical adjustments throughout, both offensively and defensively. In the face of the Heat's obviously adjusted tactics, Mazzulla did not respond in the slightest, and in the case of the Heat's such a good outside feel, the only thing that changed was to use a set of joint defense, which can be imagined.
Let's take a look at the tactical adjustment of Heat head coach Spo, on offense, Spo asked the players to shoot decisively, as long as they have the opportunity, it can be seen from the three points in the opening game, they really grasped it, and performed very well, the Heat team shot 23 of 43 three-point shots in the whole game, and the shooting rate was as high as 53.5%.
The most important thing is the change in defense, in the face of the 22 three-pointers made by the Celtics in the last game, Spo asked the players to limit the Celtics' three-point shots, and the Celtics are very dependent on three-pointers, limiting their three-pointers, making them unaccustomed to the whole game!
And there is another major feature on the defensive end, the Heat also give enough pressure when defending the opponent's shots, so that they can't shoot easily, physical confrontation, plus help defense and packing!
Especially Porzingis, many times the misplaced singles, even in the face of Martin and Herro, Porzingis did not shoot near the free throw line, in general, Porzingis is still too soft, once there is a physical confrontation, the shooting feel drops sharply.
At the same time, the Heat's two core players, Herro and Bam Adebayo, both took on their respective responsibilities, Herro had the highest plus/minus of the game, as high as plus 21, and he played a playmaking role in this game, dishing out 14 assists, while also scoring 24 points and five rebounds.
In this game, Hiro played very reasonably, the ball that should be passed can be given to his teammates, and he did not waste shots, only choosing to shoot when he had a very good opportunity, which led the team's offense.
Bam Adebayo also showed his tough side, especially in the second half, with multiple mid-range shots, which helped the Heat stabilize the lead, shooting 9-of-13 from the field and getting 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Obviously, the Celtics underestimated the Heat after the first big win, but for a team like the Heat, who has been putting on miracles, carelessness and rivalry have caused them to suffer the consequences. Now that they are back at home with the Heat, I don't know what tactics will await them in Spo, and once the Heat continue the rhythm of G2, the Celtics series will be in jeopardy!
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