On June 4, 2013, the tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference Finals officially began.
The Heat attacked Wade in the opening game, and the Flash scored the team's first 4 points. After Bosh hit a jumper, the Heat led 6-5.
George Hill hit a three-pointer, West dunked twice in 27 seconds, and the Pacers beat the Heat to a timeout 12-6.
After the timeout, James broke through and fouled Hibbert and made 2 free throws. Chalmers and Haslem also started to score. After James made up the dunk, the Heat went on a 9-2 run to take the lead 15-14.
The Pacers called a timeout.
After the timeout, George hit a three-pointer and the Pacers took the lead again.
James made a layup, Wade stole the ball and then dunked, making the score 19-all.
George made 2 of 4 free throws, James missed a layup, and Anderson missed a tip-in. The Pacers ended the first quarter with a 21-19 lead.
In the second quarter, Hibbert helped the Pacers lead by 4 points. James first relied on his personal ability to tie the game, and then assisted Allen to hit a three-pointer to take the lead.
After two minutes of stalemate, Allen hit another three-pointer. James received an assist from Cole and completed an alley-oop dunk. Bosh scored 5 points in a row. The Heat led 39-29 to double digits.
George Hill hit a three-pointer, but James responded with a layup first, and then assisted Allen to hit the third three-pointer of the quarter. James made 2 free throws, and the Heat continued to expand the point difference 46-34.
Stephenson hit a difficult three-pointer, Wade and James broke through and drew fouls respectively and jointly made 4 free throws. Wade succeeded in a floater at the buzzer, and the Heat ended the first half 52-37.
James scored 18 points in the first half and Wade scored 10 points.
In the third quarter, George Hill hit a three-pointer and the Pacers started to pursue, but Chalmers made a layup and Wade made a tip-in with an offensive rebound. The Heat withstood the offensive.
James hit a three-pointer and the Heat continued to lead 59-44 by 15 points.
Hibbert and West teamed up, and the score difference swung between 12-14 points for three minutes.
Wade then grabbed the fifth offensive rebound of the game and tipped the ball to 2+1. James made two free throws, giving the Heat a 17-point lead.
The Pacers scored 4 points in a row, and Wade and Bosh responded by making 4 free throws together.
Wade's layup gave the Heat a 72-53 lead after a 6-0 run.
James made two free throws for George's foul. The Heat led 76-55 by 21 points and entered the fourth quarter. Hibbert and George each committed 5 fouls.
In the final quarter, James took the lead in making a jump shot. Hill and Hibbert each scored 2 points, but James used free throws and jump shots to help the Heat maintain a big lead.
Soon, George got his 6th foul of the game and was sent off, ending the season early.
Anderson and James each made 2 free throws, and the Heat went on a 7-0 spurt, leading 86-61.
Stephenson succeeded in a layup with an offensive rebound, Cole hit a three-pointer, Wade made 2 free throws, and the Heat led by 28 points. James and Wade came off the court one after another, enjoying the cheers of heroes, and the Pacers also replaced Wes
Special, Hibbert and others, the game entered garbage time with 3 minutes and 44 seconds left.
In the end, the Heat won the tiebreaker with a score of 99-76 and successfully advanced to the finals.
James made 15 of 16 free throws in the game, scoring 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Wade recovered and made 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 21 points, and 9 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds.
Career playoff record.
In addition to James and Wade, Bosh scored 9 points and 8 rebounds, Ray Allen hit 3 three-pointers and scored 10 points on the bench, and Anderson scored 7 points and 5 rebounds.
For the Pacers, George had 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and left the game with 6 fouls in the 4th quarter. Hibbert had 18 points, 8 rebounds, West had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and Hill had 13 points.
There is no suspense about the Heat winning this game. Their overall strength is much better than the Pacers. More importantly, the Heat made full use of their home court advantage and got a lot of free throws.
The Pacers made 14 of 20 free throws in the game, while the Heat made 33 of 38 free throws. In this alone, the Heat scored 19 more points!
The Heat's large number of free throws also caused the Pacers to encounter foul trouble. Chief George George was sent off for six fouls, which also made the Pacers uncomfortable.
Of course, it is also true that the Heat are stronger overall than the Pacers and are more qualified to enter the finals.
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After the tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat didn't rest and immediately flew to Oracle Arena.
The Western Conference Finals have been played for several days. The Warriors have been waiting for a long time and preparations have already begun. The Heat have little time to rest and adjust!
The finals schedule has been released, and the first game will start in two days. The Heat do not have much time to prepare.
The format of the finals is 2-3-2. The first two games will be played at the home court of the Warriors, which has a better regular season record. In order to familiarize themselves with the conditions in the arena, the Heat must arrive at Oracle Arena as early as possible.
This is the third consecutive year that the two teams have met in the finals. The two teams already know everything about it and there are not many secrets left.
The Warriors are waiting for work, while the Heat are exhausted physically and mentally. The Warriors have a big advantage in terms of physical fitness.
However, it is not a good thing to rest for too long, as players can easily lose their sense of the game!
No matter how perfect the training is, it is still different from the real game!
So at this point, the media doesn't feel that the Warriors have taken a big advantage.
Both teams have no injured players this season, and their personnel are all in good order, so this aspect is similar.
The difference from last year's finals is that the composition of the two teams is different.
The biggest change for the Heat is the introduction of Ray Allen.
Ray Allen was with the Celtics last season and came to the Heat in the offseason.
Needless to say, Ray Allen's three-point ability is historic, and his arrival will be of great help to the Heat.
James and Wade both focus on breakthroughs, and the Heat have a huge space problem when both of them are on the court at the same time. The arrival of Ray Allen is of great significance to the Heat.
With Ray Allen on the court, opponents would not dare to flank James and Way unscrupulously.
Although he is very old, Ray Allen plays a very important role in the Heat.
The Warriors have seen a lot of changes.
The first is the departure of Lopez and Prince.
Lopez and Prince are the heroes of the Warriors' three consecutive championships. They are both inside and outside, and they are very important to the Warriors.
The Warriors made a lot of moves during the offseason, trading away two players, which made many media experts say they couldn't understand.
Of course, the Warriors have also made reinforcements, but only two rookies: Barnes and Draymond Green.
Although Barnes' performance surprised many people, and Draymond Green's performance in the playoffs was also very good, no matter how much they are compared to Lopez and Prince, they are still almost meaningless.
This is the finals!
Barnes and Draymond Green are rookies!
The replacement of two important players will definitely be detrimental to the Warriors.
The Heat have made targeted reinforcements, while the Warriors have taken advantage of themselves. This comparison alone makes many people optimistic about the Heat.
