Original title: Butler 41+9+5 Tatum 29+8 Heat reversed the Green Army East Finals
On May 18, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs will continue. The Miami Heat are at home in the first game of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics. After the whole game, the Heat defeated the Green Army 118-107 and got a good start to the series.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 28-25, 34-29, 14-39, 31-25 (Celtics in front).
On the Heat side, Jimmy Butler scored 41 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. In addition, Tyler Herro 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Vincent 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Adebayo 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks, PJ-Tucker 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Oladipo 5 Point 2 steals, Caleb Martin 5 points, Dedmon 6 points and 4 rebounds.
On the Celtics side, Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jaylen Brown 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Robert Williams 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, Grant Williams 7 points and 2 assists, Peyton Pritchard 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Derek – White scored 3 points and 4 assists, and Daniel Theis scored 8 points and 4 rebounds.
Game recap:
In this game, there were personnel losses on both sides. On the Celtics side, the inside veteran Horford was absent because he entered the health and safety protocol, and the outside Smart was absent because of a right midfoot sprain. On the Heat side, guard Lowry continued to miss due to a hamstring injury.
In the first quarter, Grant Williams continued the touch of the final round of the previous round. A three-pointer shot into the net. Tatum made a breakthrough and shot. Robert Williams made 2 of 2 free throws. The visiting team started 7-0. Adebayor turned over and made a jumper and finally opened for the Heat. After that, Tucker’s projectile also entered. But then, the advantage is still on the Green Army’s side. Tatum made a breakthrough, and Robert Williams scored consecutive baskets. The Heat did not show weakness. In the latter part of this quarter, Hiro came off the bench, and the home team set off a small climax. Martin broke through and scored dunks, and they once overtook the score. Tatum hit two more goals to stop the bleeding for the Greens. After that, Pritchard hit another three-pointer. After the single quarter, the Green Army temporarily led 28-25.
In the second quarter, Tatum made a breakthrough and Oladipo also hit a three-pointer. But after that, the Green Army made another effort to pull the score apart. Pritchard three-pointer + jump into the net. In the middle of this section, the difference is back to two digits. To make matters worse, Tucker also returned to the locker room with a right foot injury in the middle of the quarter without confrontation. After the episode, the Heat fell into a continuous passive. At the end of this quarter, Tatum made 2 of 2 free throws and scored 21 points in the half, tying the personal record for scoring in the first half of the playoffs. Butler also hit a jumper, and after halftime, the Heat temporarily trailed 54-62.
After changing sides and fighting again, Tucker returned to the court, which greatly boosted the morale of the team. Butler made 2 of 2 free throws, and Adebayor also scored 2+1 when he broke through and attacked the basket. After that, Butler squeezed Jaylen Brown’s tip-up to make it 2+1, Struth also scored a three-pointer, and the Heat overtook the score after playing less than three minutes in this quarter. The Green Army called a timeout to adjust to no avail. Butler continued to score on the offensive end, and he also sent steals in a row on defense. The Heat set off a climax again. To the latter part of this section, the Heat have overtaken 2 digits. At the end of the third quarter, as Butler made 2 of 2 free throws, he scored 30 points. After the third quarter, the Heat led 93-76.
In the last quarter, the Greens did not give up chasing. In the middle of this quarter, the two sides shot three-pointers against each other. On the Greens side, the double top pick Jaylen Brown and Tatum connected on the outside. On the Heat side, Tucker and Struth also The three points entered the network successively, and the difference continued to remain in double digits. Since then, Tatum has gradually misfired, but Jaylen Brown took over and continued to score. His three-pointer once forced the Heat to call a timeout. After the timeout, Struth hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation for the Heat. In the end, after the whole game was over, the Heat defeated the Green Army 118-107 and got a good start to the series.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Celtics: Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Grant Williams, Robert Williams
Heat: Gaby Vincent, Max Struth, Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, Bam Adebayo
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