Chapter 220: The Heat Painting Style is Different
While the Heat were firmly seated in the Diaoyutai, the Spurs were taken by the Mavericks, who were eighth in the East.
And it wasn't a narrow victory, the Mavericks steadily suppressed the Spurs in all four quarters and won by 21 points.
Ginobili played well in this game, but Parker and Duncan were out of order.
On the Mavericks' side, Marion played efficiently, and Monta Ellis couldn't defend against it, which is relatively rare.
However, in the game between the Trail Blazers and the Rockets, Aldridge cut another 40+, making the Rockets lose another home court.
The Rockets' defense is also no one, the last game was blown up by Aldridge, this time there is no targeted defense, Warcraft 32+14 plus 4 blocks have become floating clouds.
Harden obviously still needs to grow, and he was locked up by the opponent's single defense.
The overall defense of the Trailblazers is not good, but there are two good players in the single defense, and the Rockets also rely on individual single defense, but unfortunately there is no hard hand in the opponent at the critical moment.
On April 24, the third game of the first round of the playoffs also started, but the situation was even more incomprehensible.
The Pacers lost to the Hawks again, falling behind 1-2, and their regular season record is a big gap.
Hibbert, who called for wind and rain in front of the Heat, was very amateurish in front of the Hawks.
Even Paul George was limited by Demarre Carroll, and the Hawks won this game by a complete margin.
What is incomprehensible is that the Grizzlies won the Thunder again.
It's overtime again, and even the script is pretty much the same, but last time it was Durant's 3+1 performance that helped the team go into overtime, and this time it was Westbrook 3+1 who tied the score and made the game go into overtime.
I didn't die twice, I didn't escape twice, and I felt that the thunder was brewing something big.
The Heat, as a melon-eating crowd, also sighed, why did people's playoffs play so ups and downs.
In the other game in the West, the Clippers and the Warriors fought to the end, Curry missed three points at the last minute, and the Clippers narrowly won by 2 points.
In fact, the Warriors have found some ways to reuse Draymond Green in this game, which does have two brushes on defense and is extremely fierce.
But the key is still on the Splash Brothers, although the two combined for 24 points in the final quarter, but it is not as amazing as last season's playoffs.
Of course, the Clippers don't treat their defense the same way.
In the game between the Raptors and the Nets, the Nets returned to their home court and won another game.
DeRozan scored 30 points, but Joe Johnson was in control of the game in the second half.
In fact, the strength of the two teams is really close, and who wins and who loses may be a matter of choosing a certain round, and this time it is obvious that the Nets seized the opportunity.
In the other two games, it was the side that fell behind on aggregate who seized the opportunity.
The Bulls' out-of-the-box play, coupled with the Wizards' ejection from Nenai, finally pulled one back.
The Rockets can't be said to be overperforming, they played at the regular season level, plus only Aldridge played at the regular season level.
In that case, they were given a crucial three-pointer in overtime by small player Troy Daniels.
It can be seen that the victory of the Bulls and Rockets has too many conditions attached, and their prospects are not optimistic, but everything is possible in the arena, it depends on which team can maximize its advantages.
Of the sixteen teams in the playoffs, only the Heat have not suffered defeat.
On April 26, the Heat came to Charlotte, and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan personally supervised the game, and the Bobcats, who were eager to return to their home court, could usher in a victory.
The Bobcats played very well in the first quarter, and Al Jefferson made a lot of contributions on the inside.
But this buries a hidden danger, what if he doesn't work at all.
Bobcats should want to play fluently with a combination of inside and out, but in reality they can't.
During the rotation period, Al Jefferson was rested, and Ray Allen, who had been in poor form, suddenly scored five points in a row to help the team overtake the score.
Then came the Bobcats' nightmare, when the Heat suddenly pinched Al Jefferson after the main forces of both sides came up, taking the opportunity to play a small climax, and directly extended the score advantage to double digits.
Previous experience has shown that as long as the Heat have a double-digit advantage, the Bobcats are dangerous.
It's just that this time the Heat played more actively, and the Heat led by 20 points in the third quarter, and there was not much suspense about the outcome of the game.
It was another easy victory, and the Heat were as steady as dogs when other teams were battling blood.
Many of these people are sour, the Bobcats are innocent and are considered the weakest team in the playoffs, and it is just luck that the Heat can easily win it.
Either way, the Heat coach has a unified idea, which is to end the series as soon as possible.
They were dragged down last season and they don't want to repeat that this season.
On the same day, the Pacers played against the Hawks, and the two sides fought until the last second, and finally the Pacers narrowly won by 3 points, bringing the total score to 2:2.
In the absence of such a strong interior line, Paul George is still surprisingly steady.
The game between the Spurs and the Mavericks is not at all like the first vs. eighth, and it has a taste of a Western showdown.
Anti-lore after lore! Vince Carter scored a three-point shot in 0 seconds, and there was a classic scene in the third round of the bull and horse battle! Ginobili made a layup with 1.7 seconds to go ahead, and Carter finally completed the stunner! In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Spurs 107-106 at home to temporarily take a 2-1 lead.
The team's lineup and style of play are really compatible, and the Spurs can be regarded as a narrow road when they meet the Mavericks.
The Thunder and Grizzlies fought in overtime, but this time it was the Thunder who had the last laugh.
It's not that the two are against the sky, but the two are playing to the sky, and in this case, the wonder soldier Reggie Jackson stepped up and scored a game-high 32 points, and the overtime was even more dominant.
The Grizzlies locked up Durant and Westbrook, but they didn't expect this variable, and in the end they could only lose by 3 points.
However, after the Heat, there were also two teams that got match points.
One is that the Wizards beat the Bulls again, and there were wonders on both teams in this game, Ariza vs. Gibson, but obviously, the Wizards' configuration beat the Bulls, even if Nene did not play.
On the other hand, the Rockets lost again, and the fans on the other side of the ocean were heartbroken, and many fans changed their support teams, but Zhang Xiaotian gained a group of supporters again without doing anything.
'We had a problem with execution, the players were out of action for too long, and we didn't handle the details well, which hurt us a lot. Rockets coach McHale was frustrated after the game.
In fact, the strength of the Rockets and the Trail Blazers is very close, but at the critical moment, the Rockets will always drop the chain, and there is no doubt that they lack a big heart.
Many Rockets fans think that it would be good if Zhang Xiaotian was on their team, Zhang Xiaotian is not in this mood, he is relaxed and happy in the Heat, but he has fewer opportunities to perform.