On April 28, Beijing time, the Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 104-84 away, leading 2-1. Green Kai led by 9 points in the first quarter, played a wave of 42-27 in the second quarter to 24 points, and after the third quarter, Green Kai had a lead of 26 points, and entered garbage time early in the final quarter.
[Data of the two teams]
Celtics: Tatum 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Brown 22 points and 8 rebounds, Porzingis 18 points and 5 rebounds, White 16 points and 5 rebounds, Holiday 3 points and 6 assists, Pritchard 7 points, Horford 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Heat: Herro scored 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting, Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 9 rebounds, Harkes had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Jovic had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
[Star of the game - Jaylen Brown]
Brown only played 32 minutes in the game, 11-of-20, scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
【Trivia】
Tyler Herro started the playoffs at home for the first time in his career.
In addition to Butler and Rozier, who were both absent from G3, Drew Wright was also absent because of family matters.
Before the game, Butler combed a weird haircut and was interviewed: It's 1-1 now, and we're going to be 2-11 ahead.
【Contest Review】
The offensive efficiency of the two teams in the opening game was not high, Tatum hit one shot three times, Herro lost all 5 shots, and the iron battle started, fortunately, the Celtics were the Big Four teams, Brown scored 6 points in 3 of 9, Porzingis scored 8 points in 3 of 4 + 3 points in 3 of 3, and Holiday sent two assists;
Tatum took the lead in the second quarter, he hit two three-pointers in a row from the outside, scoring 13 points and 2 assists in a single quarter; Brown also broke through twice in rotation, Porzingis is still the most efficient basket hook shot, White scored 12 points in just 6 minutes in 7 5 + 3 points in 2 of 4, Pritchard and Horford on the bench both scored three points, and the Green Kai scored 42 points in a single quarter while the Heat only scored 27 points in a single quarter, the Heat was on the verge of collapse, and the Heat only scored 39 points in the half.
There is no improvement in the rematch, the black eight voice chanted by Heat fans never appeared again, Herro scored 5 points in a single quarter, Adebayo scored 6 points in a single quarter, Jovic scored 5 points in a single quarter, these three people are still struggling to support, the Celtics have blossomed more, Hauser on the bench also hit three points, Porzingis immediately responded with a three-pointer, and after the third quarter, the Celtics have scored four double-doubles, and Green Kai led the Heat for 26 minutes.
Mazzulla did not slack off in the last quarter, he still rotated regularly, Tatum continued to play, and then Brown, Porzingis, Holiday and others all appeared, and the difference between the two teams remained at about 27 points, Spoelstra was not willing to give up and continued to use the regular rotation, Highsmith came on the court to improve the defensive intensity, but it was still a drop in the bucket After all, the gap was too big, and the game quickly entered garbage time.
[Both teams start]
Celtics: White, Holiday , Brown, Tatum, Porzingis;
Heat: Herro, Martin, Hakes, Jovic, Adebayo;
Text/Yan Xiaobai