MIA vs BOS R1G1: Heat vs Celtics Playoffs Game 1 Analysis

MIA vs BOS R1G1

The long-awaited playoffs have finally arrived, and the city of Boston is once again filled with playoff spirit. two teams, that doesn’t mean that. the Heat will up the ante.

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Game description:

First quarter》

The Heat adopted man-to-man defense first. a post pulled up at the free throw line double teams, inside and outside They shot at the same time and soon had a double-digit lead. Defensively, the Heat will use off-ball screens to create space for the ball carrier, then execute pick-and-rolls with Adebayo. However, Celtics matchups are very detailed, and the Heat’s offense will to be one-to-. one game in the paint Fighting is the result the Celtics defense is hoping for.

Pritchard and Horford quickly came off the bench, and Porzingis’ two-tower team tried to attack the penalty area without Adebayo. But when Tatum went off the court to rest as usual, although Brown attacked strongly, he encountered defense many times and lost it. But Mazzulla quickly changed his strategy and put Tatum on the court, and pushed the tempo faster When the Heat defense stepped up early, he released the ball early to find a gap in the corner Pritchard took the opportunity and made two shots from the outside. At the same time, Horford was fighting for There were a lot of second-wave rebounds, but unfortunately there were many gaps that were not taken advantage of. The Heat narrowed down the half-court position battle and relied on Jaquez Jr. to create a quick break.

The second quarter.

In the second quarter, Tatum still led the team in timeouts. This time is the key for the bench to affect the game in my opinion there will definitely be a time when the starting bench ends, and they have to be ready at any time. Defensively, the Heat’s Jaguez Jr. made many successful cuts, and Adebayo made his familiar mid-range jumper, but they were all individual attacks, which suited the Celtics perfectly and did not allow with the Heat launching an offensive team.

Offensively, Tatum has been stressing the Heat in the low post, scoring consistently with mid-range jumpers, forcing opponents to cheat, and also ‘ cover rebounds and helps at least he has taken the initiative to take more responsibilities in terms of performance. After the starter returned to the court, the offense stopped fortunately, Porzingis Pop made a three-pointer to settle the lead. Defensively, the Heat continued to push the pace and the Celtics stopped pulling back to create simple scoring opportunities. However, the Celtics still relied on their touch and edge advantage. out in the penalty area to take a 15-point lead into the half.

The third quarter.

At the start of the second half, Jaquez Jr. slowly replaced Herro as the main attacker. Offensively, as long as the Celtics handle the ball patiently, they will be very effective in scoring. After Adebayo rested, as soon as someone in the penalty area asked for the ball in the low post, the heat greatly reduced the defense, and Porzingis and Horford opened the gap with three points after a each other Defensively, the Heat’s lack of ball-handling points began to show, and many players were not confident in outside shots.

The fourth quarter.

By the fourth quarter, the team felt as if they had already won the game. Defensively, the Heat grabbed the defensive slot and held the back door open. But time passes slowly, and time is not on the Heat’s side, and it is not yet enough to catch up with the weakening gap. Although Martin ultimately collided with Tatum while rushing for the rebound, causing Tatum to fall to the ground on a plane, Brown and Martin were each called for a technical foul for the exchange of words, the little conflict was not bad, but we must have this movement to tell the opponent that it is not easy for us to work together.

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After game》

Today’s game direction is actually according to previous expectations they change to fast break after making mistakes, they got something in the fourth quarter Confirmation, inaccurate matchups, backdoors and fast break three points still like that , they ask for trouble.

Another thing to see is that the Heat did not do well in shooting three points today they did not start to catch up with the progress in the fourth quarter Although many players were not willing to take shots because they did not have confidence in shooting, there was no One can guarantee that everything will be perfect in the next game.

As for Adebayo’s screen, the referee turned a blind eye to his body movement after his position. In any case, it is still important to have a good start in the playoffs, and see some sparks. Don’t always be lifeless for the eighth seed.

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-Ubuntu 🦖