On April 20, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued, and the Miami Heat ushered in the second game of the series against the Atlanta Hawks at home. At the end of the game, the Heat beat the Eagles 115-105 without risk, rewriting the total score to 2-0.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 25-26, 29-30, 22-31, 29-28 (the Heat are behind).
On the Heat side, Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 45 points in the playoffs, and also recorded 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. In addition, Struth had 14 points and 4 assists, Kyle Lowry had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Adebayo had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Tyler Herro had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
On the Eagles side, Trae Young had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, but also made 10 turnovers. Bogdan Bogdanovic broke out in the final quarter, scoring 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition, DeAndre Hunter had 16 points and 2 rebounds, and John Collins had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game recap:
In the first quarter, Huerter scored a three-pointer and the Eagles opened first. But soon, Butler also made a three-pointer, Adebayor succeeded with a jumper, and the Heat fought back. Since then, Hunter has made a mid-range shot and made three-pointers in a row, and Trey Young has also changed the slump in G1, with breakthroughs, three-pointers + free throws, and personal scoring in double figures. Butler made a layup and the Heat led by 5 points. Hunter made 2 of 2 free throws, and the alley-oop layup was also an easy net. After a single quarter, the Eagles were temporarily behind 25-26.
In the second quarter, Deron Wright made a three-pointer and the Eagles overtook the score. On the Heat side, Hiro scored two goals in a row to stop the bleeding for the team. Since then, the situation has been stalemate, Lowry and Hunter had a fierce argument without the ball, and both received technical fouls. Entering the end of this quarter, Gallinari made 2 of 2 free throws, Butler scored 2+1 with the basket and rebounded, and the personal score reached 20. After halftime, the Heat continued to lead 56-54.
After changing sides to fight again, Struth made a layup, made a three-point shot, and scored in double figures. After that, the advantage of the Heat gradually emerged. After 4 minutes of this quarter, Butler scored a layup, Tucker and Struth made three-pointers successively, and the difference was widened to double digits. In the middle of this section, Butler succeeded with a step-back jumper and scored 30+ points. Trae Young also made a breakthrough and scored 20 points. Entering the countdown stage of the three quarters, the efficiency of both teams was declining. With the breakthrough and ejection of Chong Yang, after the three quarters, the Eagles continued to lag 76-87.
In the final quarter, Bogdanovic took over the offense. He made consecutive points from inside and outside, leading the Eagles to counterattack. In the last 4 minutes of the game, Blowing Yang made a three-pointer and Bogdanovic also scored a three-pointer, and the difference was once back to 3 points. At the critical moment, Butler beat Trae Young with a dunk. After that, he also scored a three-pointer and a layup. He has already scored 45 points, setting a single-game scoring record in his playoff career, and the point difference is also high. Rescaled to 10 points. At the end of the game, the Heat beat the Eagles 115-105 without risk, rewriting the total score to 2-0.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Hawks: Trae Young, Kevin Huerter, DeAndre Hunter, Danilo Gallinari, John Collins
Heat: Kyle Lowry, Max Struth, Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, Bam Adebayo
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