The Miami Heat played against the Milwaukee Bucks in last night's opener and got the result they dreamed of — the Heat beat the Bucks 137-95.
From the beginning, the Miami Heat took control of the pace. They even hit a 32-7 climax at the start of the game, setting the tone from the start.
Well, now the team has a good start. After such a resounding victory in the season opener, what are the most important issues for the Heat to pay attention to?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Kyle Lowry's health</h1>
The Heat's most thrilling moment of the game came in the tenth minute of the second quarter— Kyle Lowry sprained his ankle while rushing to the basket and then limped off the court. It was definitely an unexpected injury, but if someone says they didn't sink their heart when Kyle Lowry left the game, they're lying.
It's never fun to see a player injured, especially in the first game of the season. And more importantly, Lowry is the Heat's most important signing this season, and he carries a huge amount of contract. Whether for the present or the future, Lowry's injury is a weight that the Heat can't bear — if he does fall down this injury, the Heat may have to go the same path as the Green Army and Hayward.
Lori, 35, is no longer young, and his bones are no longer young. He was definitely not an injury-prone player in the past, but for the hearts of Heat fans, he had to be careful.
Again, it was an unexpected injury and he ended up back in the game. For the viewer, however, this does not alleviate the horror of the moment itself.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > the Heat embodied team basketball</h1>
Throughout the game, the Heat's game plan was very clear — moving the ball, playing well defensively, and doing everything in its power to find empty shooting opportunities.
The Miami Heat did, scoring 137 points in their first game of the season. And the most important part is that they don't have a player who scores particularly high, they are all soldiers.
Usually, when a team scores high, most of the points are scored by one or two players — just look at the performances of Stephen Curry and Jaylen Brown in recent days.
However, the Heat scored in a different way. Three players scored more than 20 points, another scored more than 10, and none of the rest scored more than double digits — notably, 13 different players scored for the Miami Heat last night. The only player who played but didn't score was the two-way player Marcus Garrett.
With the exception of Haslem, Eric Spoorstra sent all his players in this game. It's truly incredible to see the Heat get everyone's contribution.
Of course, the Milwaukee Bucks are missing a few key players, but that doesn't affect the Heat's performance. Their performances at both ends of the pitch deserve worldwide praise.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > don't get too excited</h1>
Today's Miami Heat were fantastic, however, it was only the first game of the season.
They have 81 games to play before the playoffs, and the most important games will start after that. Not every game will be as smooth as it was today.
Losses will come, struggles will come, tough moments will come. Take a moment to celebrate the victory and rejoice in the Heat's performance, but don't get too arrogant. Much remains to be done this year.
As you can imagine, this is exactly what Eric Spoorstra is telling his team. They also have many areas for improvement.
It's been an extraordinary start to the season and they can easily build on that. However, as the late great Kobe Bryant once said: "The work is not over yet." ”