Who says back to back said absence of Kawhi Leonard side Clippers. In contrast, Paul George (29 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists) was definitely there for the California franchise, even if he was unable to prevent the Heat to win, in the snatch (115-110).
A success to be mainly credited to Bam Adebayo (31 points, 10 rebounds) and Jimmy Butler (26 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals), imperial from start to finish to allow miami to relaunch, after two rather annoying defeats in a row. As for the Los Angeles players, they lost for the second time in a row in Florida.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
— Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler, a hit duo. Disappointing this season, and perhaps even more during its last two defeats against Memphis then Detroit, Miami was to win last night and its major duo, Adebayo / Butler, responded present. Symbol of Florida domination in the racket, the powerful Adebayo was immense for three quarters, and especially in the third (15 points), to press on the internal weakness of Los Angeles. As for the ubiquitous Butler, he notably distinguished himself in the last act (8 points), paying himself the luxury of finishing the Clippers with several decisive baskets.
— Another end to the game badly negotiated by Los Angeles. Already beaten the day before in Florida, and more precisely in Orlando, by missing their fourth quarter and their extension, the Clippers again missed out on the hot moments this night. Still in the game seven minutes from the end (95-95), they then lost their footing, accumulating in particular the loss of the ball in attack, in addition to suffering the law of Jimmy Butler in defense. The efforts of Paul George and Reggie Jackson could not change much.
TOPS/FLOPS
✅ Paul George. Without Kawhi Leonard, and for only his third recovery match, “PG13” proved that he was well and truly recovered from his hamstring injury. In all the good shots, or almost, he blackened the stats sheet, wasting very little ammo on the shot (10/20, including 5/11 at 3-pts), but still committing some harmful bullet losses. (4, in total). Nevertheless, the All-Star winger has generally won over and this performance should now allow him to start his season in earnest.
✅ The Herro/Martin duo. Behind Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler, the Heat was also able to count on the fine performances of Tyler Herro (19 points, 9 rebounds) and Caleb Martin (17 points and 8 rebounds, including 16 units in the second quarter alone). Everything may not have been perfect, whether in shooting for Herro (6/17) or in consistency for Martin (1 small point in three of the four quarters), but the times when they more highlighted have at least had the merit of doing a lot of good in Miami. And that is the main thing.
⛔ Los Angeles Trash. Even if their address at 3-pts (17/36) has long allowed them to exist and give themselves air in this part, the Clippers ended up paying for their inability to take care of the ball: 16 ball losses , including several in the money time of the fourth quarter. A statistic that hurts all the more when you know that the Heat, already dominating in the paint (58 points to 32), only lost 8 balls or that he scored 22 units after losing a Californian ball.
THE FOLLOWING
Miami (12-14) : reception of San Antonio, Saturday evening (23:00).
Los Angeles (14-13) : trip to Washington, on the night of Saturday to Sunday (01:00).
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