On October 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Heat away challenge to the Grizzlies, Adebayo is absent, before the game, the Heat ranked 4th in the East with 4 wins and 1 loss, and the Grizzlies ranked 7th in the West with 3 wins and 2 losses, the biggest highlight of this campaign must be the matchup between Butler and Morant, and whether Hiro can continue the previous hot performances. In terms of starting, the Heat are Lowry, Robinson, Butler, Tucker and David, while the Grizzlies are Morant, Melton, Bain, Jackson and Adams.
Lowry pulled out three-point shots, Butler made a foul, Robinson bottom corner three-pointers also had, the Heat began to attack a wave of 8-0, Morant two free throws all stopped bleeding, the subsequent round of the Heat continued to power, Lowry three-pointers, Morris shot, Butler pulled the bar, Morris again bottom corner three-pointers, the point difference soon came to double digits, the Grizzlies quickly shouted a timeout, timeout back, Morris, Butler, Hiro and Tucker scored successively, the Grizzlies simply could not resist, Butler counterattacked a dragon layup at the end of the quarter, Hiro threw a shot, Strus hit a three-pointer, 38-22 in the quarter, the Heat won 16 points.
In the first quarter, the Heat were on the inside and outside lines, and not only were they offensively fierce, but they were also doing a good job defending. In the second quarter, Hiro scored consecutive points, Jones scored three points to stop the bleeding of the Grizzlies, the result was that Strus also responded with three points, the Grizzlies helplessly shouted a timeout, and after returning, the two teams launched a confrontation, the Heat substitute Strus exploded, Hiro also put cold arrows on the outside, the Grizzlies were not willing to show weakness, Morant and Bane scored successively to stop the bleeding, the point difference narrowed, Butler pulled three points to help the Heat stabilize the situation, and then Butler scored another layup, the Grizzlies stubbornly counterattacked, Butler responded with both hands, and the Heat led by 13 points in the half.
The Heat are really strong, with many scoring points and no shortcomings in the lineup. Coming to the third quarter, Robinson hit a three-pointer, Butler scored on a back-jumper, Dedmund chased a three-point shot, the point difference returned to 20+, the timeout came back to the Heat offensive unabated, Lowry three-pointers, Butler 2+1, Dedmund threw shots, Robinson and Hiro shot consecutive three-pointers, the point difference has come to 25+, the Grizzlies are all confused, fortunately, Anderson's three-pointer stopped bleeding in time, and the Heat led by 23 points at the end of the third quarter.
It should be said that the gap of 23 points is still chased, but the Heat is very bold, butler simply three quarters of clockwork. In the last quarter, Melton scored 8 consecutive points, the point difference returned to within 20 points, the Grizzlies saw the hope of tenacious counterattack, the Heat quickly shouted a timeout, timed back Lowry withdrew three points in time to stop the bleeding, Hiro then broke through to create 2+1, the point difference returned to 20+, no Butler, the Heat still stabilized the situation, with Lowry on the basket, the Heat have led by 25 points, this time the Grizzlies are really helpless, the two teams began to gradually change substitutes, garbage time came, and finally the Heat beat the Grizzlies 129-103.
With a 26-point win, the Heat are crushing the Grizzlies all over the game, and they still play back-to-back today. In terms of statistics, Butler only played 30 minutes, got 27 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, the offensive end, Butler played very fiercely today, from the first quarter he repeatedly hit the basket, the Grizzlies want to stop Butler, you can only take foul play, the whole game Butler 11 free throws 10. Hiro had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and his performance continued to be hot, including 4 of 8 three-pointers, Butler + Hiro, and the Heat double core combined to bomb 49 + 11 + 12.
Robinson had 15 points and 5 rebounds, Lowry 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and his arrival greatly improved the strength of the Heat. Strus 12 points, 5 rebounds, Tucker 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, not many points but the defensive end of the credit, the Bucks off-season to abandon Tucker is undoubtedly a failed operation, because let the Heat pick up the cheap. So far this season, the Heat have shown a very strong strength, they have beaten the Bucks by 42 points, they have also beaten the Nets, the NBA is going to change the sky, the Eastern Heat, the Western Warriors, both teams have the strength to impact the championship.