On April 28, Beijing time, the first round of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs in the Eastern Conference G3 continued, and the Miami Heat hosted the Boston Celtics. The first two games between the two sides were tied 1-1, and the Heat got a crucial victory on the road. If you can continue to win when you return to your home stadium, you will complete the overtake in one fell swoop and further expand your advantage. In this game, Butler and Rozier continued to be absent, and the Green Army played with all the main force. Whether the Heat will win at home or the Green Army will win away, we will wait and see!
In the first quarter, the two teams were full of intensity as soon as they came up, and the Heat had no outside touch, only 1 of 8 shots, and the inside line also encountered strong restrictions and frequently hit the iron, and only scored 12 points in a single quarter! At the end of the first quarter, the Green Army led 21-12;
In the second quarter, the Green Army made an all-round effort, with full firepower on the inside and outside, and the point difference was quickly widened! In this quarter, the Green Army scored 5 3-pointers from the outside, and all the inside scores came from the impact basket, which was extremely efficient! Only 1 shot was missed, 8 hits, and more free throw opportunities, and the whole team scored 42 points in a single quarter! Tatum was powerful in this quarter, shooting 3 of 6, 5 of 6 free throws and scoring 13 points, plus 3 boards and 2 assists. The Heat felt warm on the outside, but they didn't shoot much, only 3 of 5, 50% of the inside, 5 of 10 shots, and scored 27 points in a single quarter. At halftime, the Green Army led by 24 points at 63-39;
Yibian fought again, Boshen soared into 3 points as soon as he came up, and the difference came to 27 points! Harkes scored 4 points in a row, and Brown also responded with consecutive baskets; after that, Adebayo broke through and scored a layup, and the Heat returned a wave of 10-2 small climax, directly stopping the Green Army! The difference came to 19 points; Brown hit a hook shot, and the Green Army then played a wave of small climaxes to open the difference. At the end of the third quarter, the Green Army opened up to 25 points at 87-61;
In the final quarter, the two sides came up and played iron continuously, Tatum broke the drought with 2 free throws and 2 hits, Mills scored 3 points; Horford made a rebound and hit again, Tatum turned around and continued to fire, and the difference came to 29 points! Mills scored 3+1, Brown and Tatum teamed up to score 4 points, Adebayo scored 5 points in a row, Highsmith hit a jumper, and the Heat returned a wave of 7-0 to narrow the difference! At the critical moment, Boshen and Brown teamed up to score 4 points, and the difference opened again. After that, the Heat was unable to fill such a big "sinkhole", and both sides withdrew their main forces, and the score was fixed at 104-84, and the Green Army pulled back a city away, leading again with a big score of 2-1.
Statistics:
In this game, the Green Army has an overall advantage in many links, scoring in the restricted area, and scoring 22 points more than the Heat by using turnovers! In terms of individual scoring, Tatum has 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Brown has 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Boshen has 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, White has 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Holiday has 3 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and Horford has 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist;
On the Heat side, Bam Adebayo had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Herro had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Harkes had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, Jovic had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Martin had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Highsmith had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.