On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs were in full swing, and the first round of G4 in the East staged a key battle, with last season's Eastern champion Miami Heat hosting the Boston Celtics. The first three games between the two sides were 2-1, with the Green Army leading. The last game back at home The Heat didn't play well, scoring only 84 points in the game. The Greens were on fire, winning by 20 points. This game is very crucial for the Heat, and if they can pull one back at home, they can embark on an away trip with a 2-2 score. If they lose, they will return to the home stadium of the Green Army. In this game, Butler and Rozier are still injured, and the Green Army continues to play with all their strength.
In the first quarter, the Green Army adhered to the style of play, constantly impacting the inside, going on when there was a chance, scoring when there was no chance, and doing a good job of combining inside and outside. The Green Army shot 5 of 10 from the outside, with a shooting rate of as high as 50 percent! The inside shots were basically under the basket, 5 of 12 shots, but they got a lot of free throw opportunities, and the whole team scored 34 points in a single quarter! In the first quarter, White made 6 of 8 shots, including 16 points on 4 of 5 3-pointers, and his hand felt hot! The Heat felt average on the outside, only shooting 2 balls, and the inside line resolutely hit the basket, and the shooting rate was close to 6 percent. At the end of the first quarter, the Green Army led by 10 points at 34-24;
In this quarter, the two teams continued to play breakouts, but took turns to play iron. The Heat only scored seven points in the first 10 minutes, and the iron was a mess. Only 1 of 6 shots from the outside, and breaking into the interior also encountered strong restrictions from the Green Army. After Boshen went off the court due to injury, the Heat took the opportunity to play a wave of small climaxes and scored 5 points in a row; at the critical moment, Tatum threw 3 points on the outside defense, Horford dunked to continue the firepower, and the Green Army returned a wave of 5-0 to end the first half; the score came to 53-36, and the Green Army established a 17-point advantage;
Yibian fought again, and the outside line of the Heat was still inaccurate in this section, only 3 of 9 shots, and the breakthrough into the interior line was also met with the strict defense of the Green Army, and only 4 shots were made. The Heat have too few scoring points and rely too much on Adebayo, while the Green Army is not accurate on the outside, only 2 of 10 shots, but they frequently hit the inside, only conceding 2 shots, and scoring more points. White scored 11 points in 5-of-8 in the quarter, and he had already scored 33 points in the third quarter! The Green Army once stretched the difference to 28 points in this quarter, and the total score came to 81-59 after the third quarter;
In the fourth quarter, the Heat began to increase their shooting from the outside, trying to chase points quickly with 3-pointers. Mills shot from the outside to make Horford foul 3 free throws and 2 hits; Brown broke through the basket and responded, Martin continued with 3 points, and Horford responded with 3 points again! Wright and Herro hit 7 points in a row to hit the inside, and the difference returned to 15 points! At the critical moment, Holiday hit a 3-point shot, Tatum scored a flying dunk, and the difference returned to 20 points again, and the Heat asked for a timeout; after the timeout, the Heat returned a wave of 7-0, and the difference came to 13 points, and the suspense returned! Bam Adebayo was adjudged to have committed a first-degree malicious foul, and the Green Army took the opportunity to play a wave of 4-0 to open up the gap again. In the end, the Heat fell short, the score was fixed at 102-88, and the Green Army won two consecutive away games to get the match point, and the score was 3-1.
Statistics:
White played well in this game, scoring 38 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, Tatum 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Brown 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Holiday 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, Boshen played 13 minutes and 31 seconds and got 7 points and 3 boards, Horford 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal;
On the Heat side, Bam Adebayo had 25 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists, Herro had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Martin had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Harkes had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Mills had 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.