The second and seventh teams in the Eastern Conference reached a tiebreaker, and the third and sixth teams in the Eastern Conference also played a full seven games.
The Heat, led by Wade, are third in the Eastern Conference, and the Hornets, led by Walker, are sixth.
Hornets starting lineup: Batum, Walker, Courtney Lee, Zeller, Marvin Williams.
On April 17, the Heat easily defeated the Hornets 123-91 at home, taking a 1-0 lead with a total score.
Bosh missed the game due to injury, but Whiteside contributed a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jeremy Lin came off the bench and only made 2 of 4 shots and scored 9 points.
For the Heat, Luol Deng had 31 points and 7 rebounds, Whiteside had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Wade had 16 points and 7 assists, Dragic had 9 points and 10 assists, and Stoudemire had 11 points.
For the Hornets, Batum scored 24 points, Walker had 19 points, Jefferson had 13 points and 5 rebounds, and Jeremy Lin had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
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On April 20, the Heat sat at home and ushered in the second game of the first round of the playoffs against the Hornets. After four quarters, the Heat defeated the Hornets 115-103, leading 2-0.
For the Hornets, losing is not the most depressing thing, but Batum's injury.
At 10 minutes and 43 seconds into the fourth quarter, Batum broke through with the ball and stepped on Winslow's foot. Batum, who was out of balance, sprained both feet. He looked in pain and was replaced by Walker.
He returned to the locker room and never returned to the field again.
In this game, Batum scored 9 points and 7 rebounds, Walker had 29 points and 5 rebounds, Jefferson had 25 points and 7 rebounds, and Jeremy Lin had 11 points and 2 rebounds. The Hornets only made 1 of 16 three-pointers.
For the Heat, Wade had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Whiteside had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Richardson had 15 points, Dragic had 18 points and 4 assists, and Luol Deng had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
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On April 23, the series between the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat came to the third game. Batum of the Hornets was absent from the game. The lineup for this game was changed to use Walker, Kaminsky, Lee, Williams and
Jefferson's new starting lineup. The new lineup worked. In the end, the Hornets defeated the Heat 96-80 at home, winning one game in the series and temporarily trailing 1-2.
For the Hornets, Jeremy Lin had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Walker had 17 points and 7 assists, Williams had 12 points and 14 rebounds, Kaminsky had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Jefferson had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Zeller had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Luol Deng of the Heat had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Dwyane Wade had 13 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Wade had 17 points and 7 rebounds.
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On April 25, the Hornets defeated the Heat 89-85 at home, and the series tied with a 2-2 total score.
For the Hornets, Jeremy Lin had 21 points and 3 assists, Walker had 34 points and 4 rebounds, Jefferson had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Lee had 11 points and 4 rebounds.
For the Heat, Johnson had 16 points and 7 rebounds, Deng had 15 points, Wade had 12 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, and Dragic had 12 points.
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On April 26, the Hornets narrowly defeated the Heat 90-88 in an away game and won the battle of Tianwangshan, winning the match point with a total score of 3-2.
For the Hornets, Walker had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Jefferson had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Williams had 17 points and 8 rebounds, and Jeremy Lin had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
For the Heat, Wade had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Whiteside had 11 points and 12 rebounds, Luol Deng had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Johnson had 13 points.
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On April 29, the Heat played Game 6 of the first round against the Hornets away from home.
The two teams fought extremely fiercely throughout the game. Although the Heat took a 9-point lead twice in the fourth quarter, the gap was narrowed by the Hornets, especially Walker's 7-0 attack in the final stage, which narrowed the gap.
There were only 2 points left. Wade, who was considered not good at three-point shooting, became the Heat's savior at the moment of life and death. He hit a three-pointer with 46 seconds left, and the Heat regained the lead by 5 points! Although Jefferson scored next
After scoring in the attack, Wade turned around and hit a jumper with 19.5 seconds left, thus establishing the victory. The Heat finally defeated the Hornets 97-90, and the total score was tied at 3-3.
Wade scored 23 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Luol Deng had 21 points and 4 rebounds, Dragic had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Joe Johnson had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Whiteside left the game with six fouls and finally won the game.
To 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Walker scored 37 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Jefferson scored 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Zeller scored 12 points. Jeremy Lin only made 1 of 8 shots and scored 8 points.
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On May 1, the tiebreaker between the Heat and the Hornets began.
With a 29-11 offensive wave in the third quarter, the Heat, who were at home, defeated the Hornets 106-73 after four quarters and passed with a total score of 4-3.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 18-29, 24-25, 11-29 and 20-23 (the Hornets were in front).
For the Hornets, Kaminsky scored a team-high 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Lee scored 11 points. Batum, who returned, scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin made 4 of 8 shots and contributed 9 points and 2 steals.
, Walker made only 3 of 16 shots and scored 9 points and 6 assists.
For the Heat, Dragic scored a team-high 25 points, 4 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds, Gerald Green scored 16 points, Deng scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Wade contributed 12 points and 6 rebounds.
In rebounding, Whiteside scored 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Overall, the strength of the two teams in this round of the series is almost the same. It is reasonable for the Hornets, who were ranked sixth in the end, to lose. Their leader Walker does not have enough star talent to fight a tough battle.
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The final series in the Eastern Conference is a showdown between the fourth-ranked Hawks and the fifth-ranked Celtics.
On April 16, the Hawks faced off against the Celtics in the first game of the series at home. The Hawks rejected the opponent's reversal in the final quarter, and finally narrowly defeated the Celtics 102-101, leading the series 1-0.
Celtics starting lineup: Crowder, Amir Johnson, Sullinger, Bradley, Thomas Jr.
The worst news for the Celtics in this game is not the loss, but Bradley's injury.
After the game, news came that Bradley was out for the season.
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On April 18, the Eagles faced the Celtics at home for the second game of the series. At the end of the game, the Eagles defeated the Celtics 89-72, leading the total score 2-0.
For the Celtics, Thomas scored 16 points, but he only hit 4 goals in 15 shots; Smart replaced the injured Bradley and entered the starting lineup, making only 1 of 11 shots and scoring 3 points;
In addition, Amir Johnson had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and substitute Turner had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
In addition, the Green Army only scored 7 points in the first quarter, setting a record for the lowest score in a single quarter (regular time) in the playoffs in team history.
For the Hawks, Korver returned to form and scored 17 points on 5 of 7 three-pointers. Horford had 17 points, Teague had 13 points and 6 assists, and substitute Sefolosha had 12 points and 6 rebounds; Schroeder scored 8
However, at the end of the game, he accidentally sprained his ankle during a layup and retired.
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On April 22, the Celtics narrowly defeated the Hawks 111-103 at home.
Score in the fourth quarter (Eagle in front): 20-37, 25-20, 33-22, 25-32.
For the Celtics, Thomas Jr. had 42 points and 4 rebounds, setting a new playoff scoring high. Turner had 17 points and 7 assists, Johnson had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Jerry Booker had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
For the Hawks, Teague had 23 points and 5 assists, Bazemore had 20 points and 8 rebounds, Korver had 17 points, and Schroeder had 20 points.
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On April 24, the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics came to the fourth fierce battle in the series. After a fierce overtime battle, the Celtics won 104-95, and the total score was tied at 2-2.
Celtics Thomas Jr. had 28 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, Turner had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Smart had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Jerry Booker had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Crowder had 12 points.
For the Hawks, Millsap had 45 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, Bazemore had 5 points and 8 rebounds, Korver had 10 points, and Teague had 13 points.
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On April 26, the Hawks faced the Celtics at home. After four quarters, the Hawks defeated the Celtics 110-83, leading 3-2 and gaining match point in this series.
At 10 minutes and 25 seconds into the fourth quarter, Thomas sprained his left ankle when he landed after a layup. He limped back to the locker room and did not return to the game.
Throughout the game, Thomas made 3 of 12 shots and scored 7 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
Thomas' injury has had a great impact on the Celtics, and their playoff prospects have become increasingly bleak.
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On April 28, the series between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics reached Game 6.
Without Bradley, Thomas was playing injured again, which had a great impact on the Celtics. Although the Celtics played at home in this game, they had no fighting spirit. The Eagles finally defeated Kyle 104-92 away from home.
The special team advanced to the next round with a big score of 4-2 and faced the Cavaliers in the semifinals.
For the Hawks, Millsap had 17 points and 8 rebounds, Bazemore had 15 points, Horford had 15 points and 4 rebounds, Korver had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Teague had 11 points, and Schroeder had 12 points and 8 assists.
For the Celtics, Thomas Jr. had 25 points and 10 assists, Jerry Booker had 13 points, Crowder had 15 points, and Smart had 13 points.
In general, the theme of this series is injuries. Without injuries, the Celtics would have a much greater chance of winning.
