106-93！ The Heat won the Nets on the road and won this east power-to-power dialogue, once again proving that they have the strength to become a favorite for the championship. Although the Heat completed a number of reinforcements in the offseason, but the outside world has always put the title race on the Nets, Bucks and Lakers top three, the Heat is not optimistic, but since the beginning of the season, the Heat has performed eye-catching, first of all, a big victory over the Bucks by 42 points, this time facing the playoffs potential competitor Nets, but also with the team's iconic tough defense, let the other side feel the intensity of the playoffs in advance, and won the opponent by 13 points, showing a strong momentum.
In this game, Butler contributed 17 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, the defensive end of the performance is very eye-catching, Adebayo bombed 24 points and 9 rebounds to dominate the basket, Lowry contributed 9 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, a good tandem with the team's offense, under their collective threat, the Heat played a typical team battle, and this game, the Heat can finally win, and have to mention a big hero, that is, last season to help the Bucks win the championship after the defensive tough guy PJ Tucker failed to stay in the team.
Tucker started 32 minutes, and finally shot 5 of 10, 3 of 5 from three points, 2 of 3 from the free throw line, contributed 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, playing a game that was completely different from his own, after all, Tucker has always focused on defense, and the participation on the offensive end is extremely low, and this game, Tucker exploded on the offensive end, providing a huge help when the Heat were once in an offensive downturn. At the same time, he is still pestering Durant on the defensive end, so that Durant has to spend a lot of mental effort every time he makes a shot. In the whole game, Tucker's plus-minus value is as high as +24, the first in the team, when he is on the court, the Heat net victory over the Nets by 24 points, such data, has been enough to reflect Tucker's value to this team.
Tucker was instrumental in the Bucks' win over the Nets' series last season, and his entanglement with Durant is vivid. Without Tucker's entanglement, even if Irving is injured, even if Harden is playing with half a leg, the Bucks may not be able to narrowly beat the Nets in the seven-game game to advance and eventually win the championship. I have to admit that although it was only in the middle of the season to join the Bucks, Tucker is one of the most important contributors to the Bucks' ability to win the championship. But after helping the team win the championship, the Bucks management did not choose to keep him, unwilling to provide him with a satisfactory contract, and finally let Tucker turn around and join the Bucks' playoff opponents, the Heat. So far since the start of the game, Tucker's performance has been obvious to all.
In addition to this entanglement of Durant, the opening game against the old owner, Tucker's defense of the alphabet brother, is the key to the Heat's final victory of 42 points, in that game, the alphabet brother only 4 of 11 shots, the performance is unbearable. Since the beginning of the game, the Heat have won against two potential playoff competitors, Tucker is indispensable, first blocking the alphabet brother, and now pestering Durant, Tucker showed his role in the defensive end to the fullest, and the Bucks did not leave him, let him go to the opponent, no doubt to let the tiger return to the mountain, if you see the veteran's performance in the new season, it is clear that the Bucks management will regret the intestines, because the strength of the Heat, has become one of the strongest obstacles they want to attack the title.