Chapter 123: The Second and Third (Asking for a Monthly Pass on the Last Day of November)
For the Heat, falling behind in the first quarter made them feel bad. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
David Fitzdale made a change, and LeBron James came out with a group of shooters in the second quarter, and it really worked.
Rashad Lewis and Ray Allen each hit three-pointers, and the Heat beat the Nets 29-18 in the second quarter to narrow the gap to just one point.
But in the third and fourth quarters, the Nets veterans were powerful, and the Heat and the Nets played a 44-44 tie, and the last 1-point difference never narrowed, so in the end, the Nets defeated the Heat 88-87 at home and beat the Heat four times this season.
However, for the 76ers, the Heat's loss means that the 76ers officially tied the record with the Heat, with both teams winning 52-24, and the 76ers relied on the season's double-kill Heat record to overtake the Heat and become second in the East.
With six games left in the season, the two teams have the same record and the playoffs in the East are changing again.
The Pacers, who are the first in the East, have won two consecutive games in the last two games, basically stabilizing their position, and the difference between the Heat and the 76ers is 3.5 wins.
The changes in the second and third places in the East seem to have little change and will not have much impact, but who is in front and who is behind is related to who will have the home court advantage in the second round of the playoffs, and who will play the seventh team in the first round and who will play the sixth team, and the actual impact will be relatively large.
The fourth and fifth places in the East are also basically determined, and the difference between the Bulls and Raptors' record is not large, and there may be changes at the end of the season, but overall, the first round of the playoffs is the Bulls vs. the Raptors.
The sixth to eighth in the East has not yet been determined, the Wizards, Nets, Hornets and Hawks still have hopes of breaking into the top eight, the Wizards and the Nets have the greatest hope, the Hornets and the Hawks are very likely to be out, and the Knicks, who are currently ranked tenth in the East, have only theoretical hope of breaking into the top eight because of a wave of two consecutive defeats.
The Cavaliers have been out of the tournament early in the first few games, so overall, the playoff situation in the East has been basically determined.
On the West side, the top three have also been determined, the Spurs, Thunder, and Clippers have locked up the top four in the West, and the Rockets, Trail Blazers and Warriors, and Grizzlies are competing for fourth to seventh, and the last spot, the Mavericks and Suns have a chance.
There is not much suspense in the West, and the biggest suspense may be who will break into the playoffs between the Mavericks and the Suns, Anxi also has some concerns about the West, and the old father-in-law's first coaching career, it seems that the playoff seat is still a little dangerous.
On the Eastern side, the competition for playoff spots is fierce, and the top five did not fluctuate much, but the 76ers won 12 consecutive games, and they are going to compete with the Heat for second place in the East.
On April 9, the 76ers took on the Raptors on the road, while the Heat faced the Grizzlies back-to-back.
Since sending off Rudy Gay, the Raptors have been getting better and better, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have formed one of the strongest guard combinations in the league, winning consecutive games, and head coach Dwayne Casey has also won the honor of Coach of the Month, and there are even rumors at the end of the season that Dwayne Casey is likely to be the best head coach in the regular season this season.
The Raptors' current record is gradually approaching 50 wins, and their backcourt double-gun strength is still very strong, in this game, the 76ers fell behind in the first half, and the away games, including Anxi, who has been in good form in the past month, have played a little poorly.
In the first half, they trailed the Raptors by eight points, 60-68.
Then in the second half, the 76ers' offense improved, but the defense was even worse, Kyle Lowry broke through with the ball in the backcourt to the frontcourt, or scored himself or passed the ball to assist his teammates to score, and finally the game ended, and the 76ers lost the game 114-125 away.
Looks like the Heat can breathe a sigh of relief.
But they got to the West and played back-to-back games against the Grizzlies, who were strong.
After the 76ers started the game, the Heat heard that the 76ers were losing, and immediately came to the fighting spirit, the first in the East couldn't think of it, and the second in the East still had to do their best to keep it.
But once the game started, the Heat learned how difficult it was to win back-to-back.
Wade still couldn't play, relying on the outbursts of James and Bosh, the Heat scored 32 points in the first quarter, but they also allowed the Grizzlies to score 31 points.
In the second quarter, the Heat continued to make persistent efforts and continued to widen the point difference, and after halftime, 58:54, the Heat led by 4 points.
But in the second half, the situation changed abruptly, and the Grizzlies played a wave of 12:2, instantly overtaking the score, but fortunately, David Fitzdale's timeout was timely and stopped the team's decline.
But backwardness is already inevitable.
After three quarters, the Heat trailed by eight points.
In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies continued to widen the gap and played a strong defense, allowing the Heat to score only 15 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, and finally the game ended with the Grizzlies winning the game 107-92 at home.
The losing Heat failed to seize the opportunity, and their regular season record was still the same as that of the 76ers, 52-25, and the 76ers continued to rely on the win-loss relationship between the two teams to suppress the Heat.
On April 11, the Heat faced the Pacers, and the teams in the first pot of the East faced each other directly, attracting the attention of the whole country.
And the 76ers host the Grizzlies, which is also a strong matchup.
Although the playoffs are just around the corner, and many playoff teams have begun to rotate players, let the bench at the end of the bench find their form, and let the main team get plenty of rest, but Dave Jogel doesn't seem to think so, he still chooses to let the team's main players play, obviously unwilling to lose this game.
The game between the 76ers and the Heat started at the same time, and the two teams also paid attention to each other.
On the 76ers' side, assistant coach Lloyd Pierce took out his mobile phone from time to time to look at the Heat's games, and there was also a text live broadcast on the North American side, which was still fast and convenient.
The game between the 76ers and the Grizzlies went well, Anxi played an excellent performance at the beginning, he did not perform well in the last game, scoring only 24 points in the game, and the shooting percentage was even more dismal, only 7 of 24 shots, and the 76ers lost the game in the end.
In this game, Anxi got back the lost state, scoring 8 points in a row at the beginning, and then although it gradually fell silent, it was because Anxi began to help his teammates score.
Now the 76ers' game is basically a routine, Anxi first started to score with his personal ability, then attracted defense, and began to help his teammates score, gradually, Anxi's shooting touch opened, his teammates' shooting touch also opened, and the game was won.
And once Anxi doesn't perform well, such as the last game, the 76ers may have to lose.
It is not impossible to defend Anxi at the beginning, but as long as Anxi's teammates are not in bad condition, Anxi will die very miserably in the opening game, such as the 76ers' previous game with the Spurs, the Spurs strictly defended Anxi at the beginning, and Anxi simply did not score, and scored a strong assist teammate, and finally won the game, and set a personal assist record.
The game was the same, Anxi scored first, and then helped his teammates score, and at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers took the lead 30-24.
Lloyd Pierce, who always pays attention to the situation on the Heat's side, shook his head: "No, the Heat are in good shape, only two points behind in the first quarter. ”
An Xi wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Falling behind by two points in the first quarter shows that the Heat still have hope of losing, and we have a chance." ”
In the second quarter, the 76ers continued to work hard to extend the margin to 10 points.
On the Heat side, Chris Bosh made a strong effort, scored 8 points in a row, pulled the score back, and at halftime, he led the Pacers by 3 points.
Charles Barkley, who commented on the Heat and Pacers game, said: "The Heat can't afford to lose this game anyway, and now they still have a chance to take back the second place in the East, but if they lose, then they will definitely have to play in the playoffs in the third place in the East." ”
"There are a lot of strong teams in the NBA in the past two years, but if the East can't get second, it will be difficult for the Heat to have an advantage in the second round of the playoffs, and the 76ers are also very strong. ”
Fortunately, the Heat showed great tenacity, and in the key battle, they burst out with huge energy.
At the beginning of the second half, a wave of 11:0 was played, which directly stretched the difference to 14 points.
Lloyd Pierce turned off his phone and sighed: "The Heat won, don't look at it." ”
Brett Brown nodded: "Alright then, we have to win the ...... in this game as well" (To be continued.) )