On April 25, Beijing time, the first round of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs G2 continued. A key game in the East was played, with the Boston Celtics hosting the Miami Heat. In the last meeting between the two sides, the Green Army built up a lead from the first quarter and then widened the difference. Although the Heat tried to fight back in the final quarter, the Green still won by 20 points. The Green Army relied on strong outside firepower, and the 3-pointer was enough to beat the Heat by 30 points! In this game, Butler, Rozier and Richardson continued to be absent due to injury, and the Green Army continued to play with all the main force. Will this game be another city for the Green Army, or a win for the Heat?
Although there was a shortage of major generals, the Heat played very resolutely and decisively in the first quarter, and did not hesitate to shoot when opportunities arose, especially on the outside. In this section, the Heat set up anti-aircraft guns on the outside and responded to the Green Army's offense in the way that the Green Army did best. In this quarter, the Heat made a total of 14 3-point shots and hit 8 times, with a shooting rate of nearly 6 percent! The interior offense basically gave up, only 4 shots and 1 hit, and scored 28 points in a single quarter! The Green Army also tried to use the outside line to respond, but the hand was not good, and only 2 3-pointers were shot. The outside line could not be opened, and the Green Army switched offensive ideas in time and resolutely attacked the basket to create opportunities. At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led by one point at 28-27;
In the second quarter, the Heat continued to adhere to the strategy of the first quarter, hitting 5 more 3-pointers from the outside, with a shooting rate of 54 percent! All the inside shots were under the basket, 4 of 8 shots, and the Heat once led to 5 points, which was also the largest point difference in the half; in this quarter, the Green Army also found its touch on the outside, and scored 6 3-pointers, and the shooting rate also reached 50 percent! Brown started the scoring mode in this quarter, especially in the last moment of this quarter, he scored 15 points with 3 consecutive 3-pointers to lead the team to overtake; at halftime, the Green Army led by 3 points 61-58;
After that, the Green Army quickly adjusted and sounded the horn of counterattack, and after a wave of 7-0 small climax, the difference narrowed to 5 points! At the critical moment, Duncan Robinson hit a 3-point shot, and Tatum broke through the dunk to end the third quarter, and the Heat led by 6 points at 85-79;
At the beginning of the final quarter, the two sides hit a series of irons, Wright took the lead in hitting a 3-point game, and Holiday broke through to a layup in response! After that, the two sides started to rush each other 3-point mode, but continued to hit iron; Adebayo hit an emergency stop, and the Green Army asked for a timeout; in the current situation, the Green Army must not only limit the Heat's scoring, but also find its rhythm on the offensive end as soon as possible. If this game can't be won, and then Rozier, Butler and other injured players return to the team, the Green Army will be a little hanging away, and the Heat in the playoffs is not easy to mess with.
After the timeout, Brown broke through the dunk and scored, Adebayo hit consecutive shots, and White scored 6 points in response! At the critical moment, Highsmith and Harkes hit 3 points in a row, stopping the Green Army again! After the timeout, Adebayo hooked up and hit again, and the difference came to 11 points! At the critical moment, White hit 3 points again, Tatum hit 2 free throws, forcing the Heat to ask for a timeout; Martin hit a 3-pointer after the timeout, and Herro broke through to continue the firepower, and the difference was stretched to double digits again! In the end, the Green Army was unable to reverse the defeat, and the score was fixed at 111-101. The Heat pulled back 1 city with sharp outside firepower on the road, and the score was tied 1-1!
Statistics:
In this game, the Heat team scored 23 3-pointers, breaking the record for 3-point shooting in a single game in the playoffs in team history!Adebayo scored 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Herro 24 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists and 1 steal, Martin 21 points, 1 board and 1 steal, Harkes 14 points, 1 board, 1 assist, 1 steal, Jovic 11 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Highsmith 9 points and 3 boards;
On the Green Army's side, Brown had 33 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Tatum had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, White had 13 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Holiday had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Boshen had 4 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Horford had 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and Hauser had 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.