By Gary Quan | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-04-15 02:52:04
在上一回合出现失误后，拉梅洛·鲍尔 (LaMelo Ball) 在比赛最后几秒通过一记身体倾斜的补篮完成了救赎，而迈尔斯·布里奇斯 (Miles Bridges) 则在另一端扇飞了戴维恩·米切尔 (Davion Mitchell) 的抛投。这一令人难以置信的绝杀回合发生之前，泰勒·希罗 (Tyler Herro) 在最后时刻个人打出一波 6-0 的高潮，为迈阿密锁定了他们本以为胜券在握的领先。在这场精彩纷呈、神似 NCAA 八强战（让人想起 1992 年杜克对阵肯塔基）的 9/10 名附加赛中，夏洛特在第四节末段破解了热火的联防，科比·怀特 (Coby White) 踩着边线完成了一记接球即投的三分，将比赛拖入加时——这是他下半场的第五记三分。随后，布兰登·米勒 (Brandon Miller) 和布里奇斯带领黄蜂走向附加赛的荣耀，鲍尔的得分最终终结了热火。
夏洛特的手感在第四节大段时间内陷入冰冷，而热火则抓住频繁打铁的机会反超比分。在第四节开始祭出联防后，热火打出一波 11-2 的攻势反超。对于黄蜂来说，是“B组合”——鲍尔（15分）和布里奇斯（17分）在半场合砍 32 分为球队定下基调，而交易截止日引援怀特则在第三节的逆转中向热火下了一场三分雨。
鲍尔（26分6助攻）和布里奇斯（28分9篮板3盖帽，包括那个保住胜果的盖帽）在黄蜂 10 个赛季以来的首场季后赛级别主场比赛中表现出色。怀特（19分5篮板2抢断）在第三节的爆发为胜利提供了助力。米勒（23分5篮板5助攻）在下半场手感火热，夏洛特全场抢下了 17 个前场篮板，为胜利奠定了基础。年度最佳新秀候选人康·克内佩尔 (Kon Kneuppel)（6分，12投2中）未能走出近期的投篮低迷。
热火的安德鲁·威金斯 (Andrew Wiggins)（27分7篮板）和米切尔（28分6助攻）弥补了班·阿德巴约 (Bam Adebayo) 上半场因伤退赛造成的灾难性影响。希罗（23分6助攻）今晚差一点就成了英雄。凯莱尔·韦尔 (Kelel Ware)（12分19篮板5盖帽）在最后两节多的时间里撑起了热火的防线。热火在比赛初期依靠禁区得分紧咬比分，前 30 分中有 22 分来自油漆区。
两队在首节大部分时间里都保持在一球之差。鲍尔和布里奇斯凭借冲击篮筐和命中高难度投篮的能力脱颖而出。除了韦尔的一个三分球，热火早期的成功大多集中在三秒区，但随后陷入困境。克内佩尔错失了几个相对空位的机会。热火以一波 6-0 结束首节，第一节比分为 24-26。
随着阿德巴约因腰部受伤退出比赛（在与鲍尔发生别扭的肢体接触后），韦尔和米切尔接管了得分任务，佩勒·拉尔森 (Pelle Larsson) 则在防守端不断骚扰黄蜂的外线球员，帮助热火缩小分差。布里奇斯打出了凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 式的风格，碾压热火防守者将个人得分提升到两位数。在布里奇斯和鲍尔的带领下，夏洛特看起来要拉开分差，但热火半场结束前的一波 5-0 让他们带着两分领先进入更衣室。
在经历了漫长的拉锯战后，威金斯变身为 2022 年总决赛版的自己，迅速拿下 8 分，而韦尔在禁区内完美替代了阿德巴约，送出了个人第四次盖帽。韦尔的一次接球扣篮让热火取得了 5 分的最大领先。夏洛特除了依靠鲍尔的随机单打外，进攻端一度找不到方向，随后怀特在附加赛中刻下了自己的烙印，他连中三记三分，彻底从热火手中夺回了领先优势。
观察笔记
- 我的亲戚在开球时给我发了这条短信：“一个马刺球迷、一个雷霆球迷和一个掘金球迷在爬山，争论谁更爱自己的球队。雷霆球迷坚持说他最忠诚。‘这是为了雷霆！’他大喊一声跳下了山。马刺球迷不甘示弱，接着表达对球队的热爱。他大喊‘这是为了马刺！’然后把掘金球迷推下了山。”
- Amazon Prime 对比赛氛围的处理展现了应有的尊重和基调。我不确定 ESPN 是否也能做到这一点。
- 黄蜂的赛恩·詹姆斯 (Sion James)（杜克校友）看起来像是贾斯蒂斯·温斯洛 (Justice Winslow)（同为杜克校友）本该达到的样子——充满身体对抗的攻防兼备天才。
- 夏季联赛期间，我在拉斯维加斯的一家赌场遇到了瑞安·卡尔克布雷纳 (Ryan Kalkbrenner)。他是个货真价实的 7 英尺大个子。
- 全场“这看起来像文班”回合：第三节中段，韦尔在连续两个回合中扇飞了对手的投篮，直接助攻威金斯完成快攻扣篮。
- 科比·怀特“Kaboom”时刻：第三节末，不仅是第一记 25 英尺外的打板三分，怀特随后又命中一记反击三分，完成了将 5 分落后转化为 5 分领先的壮举。
- 全场比赛回合 #3：在精彩的第三节末段，夏洛特的穆萨·迪亚巴特 (Moussa Diabate) 补中了怀特的投篮，他投出的勾手在篮筐上弹了好几下才缓缓坠入网窝。
比赛综述
鲍尔在第一个回合放弃了 30 英尺外的远射，转而通过抛投和突破上篮为夏洛特得分。布里奇斯在篮下大帽希罗，并在几秒钟后命中侧翼三分。鲍尔随后命中一记弧顶三分，两队在快节奏的前三分钟内合砍 21 分。然而，他的防守对象米切尔严格执行了比赛计划，加速过掉他完成上篮。米勒的一记干拔三分曾让夏洛特短暂领先，但威金斯随即还以颜色。热火的大部分杀伤集中在禁区，但布里奇斯连续得分，包括一个压哨的转身跳投，帮助黄蜂领先 6 分。迪亚巴特在篮板球上干着蓝领的脏活累活，同时顶住了热火大个子球员的冲击。在热火一度落后 8 分后，阿德巴约连续命中，将比分追至 24-26。
当鲍尔压在阿德巴约腿上时，后者痛苦倒地，在场上停留了许久才一瘸一拐地离场。克内佩尔 7 投仅 1 中，而诺曼·鲍威尔 (Norman Powell) 投中了一记高难度进球帮助热火追至差 2 分。韦尔命中个人第二记三分，随后米勒在进攻端吃到个人第三次犯规。布里奇斯继续在任何防守者面前得分，并在防守端表现顽强，封盖了威金斯的三分。米切尔的两记三分让热火重夺领先。两队在数分钟内多次交替领先，直到布里奇斯和鲍尔投中不讲理的三分，才让夏洛特重新占优。热火依然以两分领先进入半场。
第三节前三分钟双方你来我往，直到小海梅·哈克斯 (Jaime Jaquez Jr.) 的三分球打破了两队分差在 0 到 2 分之间徘徊的僵局。鲍尔失去平衡的 2+1 将比分追至 63 平。在韦尔完成几次精彩的护筐后，他的队友威金斯接到长传完成了三次反击得分。米切尔回应了怀特的三分。怀特随后命中的第二记三分终结了夏洛特的一波 10-0 攻势。怀特以一记惊人的压哨三分结束了第三节，帮助黄蜂以 89-83 进入末节。
获胜的黄蜂将在周五对阵 7/8 名附加赛的负者，以决定东部联盟的第八号种子归属。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Eastern Conference Play-In: Hornets eliminate Heat with clutch play in OT, 127-126
After committing a blunder on the previous possession, LaMelo Ball more than made up for it by converting a leaning lay-in with seconds to go, and Miles Bridges swatted away Davion Mitchell’s floater at the other end. The unbelievable game-winning sequence came after Tyler Herro executed a personal 6-0 run in the waning seconds to secure what Miami must have imagined were the winning points. In an enthralling 9/10 play-in game that resembled an Elite Eight matchup (think 1992 Duke / Kentucky), Charlotte solved the Heat’s defensize zone late in the fourth quarter and Coby White sent the game to overtime with a catch-and-shoot three straddling the sideline – his fifth one in the second half. Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges then carried the Hornets to play-in glory with Ball’s points finishing Miami off.
Charlotte’s shooting touch betrayed them for wide swaths of the fourth quarter while Miami took advantage of the frequent misses to jump ahead for good. After rolling out a zone defense to start the fourth quarter, the Heat pieced together a 11-2 run to pull themselves ahead of Charlotte. For the Hornets, it was the B’s – LaMelo Ball (15) and Miles Bridges (17) that put up 32 points together to pace Charlotte in the first half and trade deadline acquisition White who detonated a barrage of threes on the Heat in a third quarter comeback.
Ball (26 points and 6 assists) and Bridges (28 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks – including the game preserving one) excelled in the Hornets’ first home playoff game in 10 seasons. The win was aided by White’s (19 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals) third quarter superboost. Brandon Miller (23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists) caught fire in the second half, and Charlotte managed to recover 17 of their own misses to help their victorious cause. Rookie of the Year candidate Kon Kneuppel (6 points, 2-for-12 FG) was unable to overcome his recent shooting slump.
Miami’s Andrew Wiggins (27 points and 7 rebounds) and Mitchell (28 points and 6 assists) salvaged a disastrous first half injury to Bam Adebayo. Herro (23 points and 6 assists) was thisclose to being a hero tonight. Kelel Ware (12 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 blocks) bolstered the Heat backline over the last 2+ quarters. The Heat managed to stay in the game early on with 22 of their first 30 points coming in the painted area.
The teams remained within one possession of each other over many of the first period minutes. Ball and Bridges stood out after some time with their respective abilities to attack the rim and hit difficult shots. Aside from a Ware three, Miami found most of their early success in the lane but found the going tough later on. Kneuppel missed on his handful of relatively open looks. Miami closed the quarter on a 6-0 run and it was 24-26 after one.
With Adebayo exiting with a lower back injury (after awkward contact with Ball), Ware and Mitchell took over the scoring duties and Pelle Larsson annoyed the Hornets’ perimeter players to draw the Heat closer. Bridges did his best Keldon Johnson impression by bulling over Heat defenders to get to a dozen points. Charlotte – behind Bridges and Ball – looked like they might surge ahead, but Miami’s 5-0 burst at the end put them up two at the half.
After what seemed like a litany of minutes where the teams traded baskets, Wiggins turned into the 2022 Finals version of himself to put up eight quick points, and Ware more than made up for Adebayo in the paint by getting to his fourth block. A Ware catch-and-dunk gave Miami its biggest lead of five. Charlotte scuffled to find any offensive bearing outside of Ball’s randomness, and then White put his stamp on this play-in game by connecting on three triples to wrest the lead away from Miami for good.
Observations
- My relative sent this to me at tipoff: “A Spurs fan, an OKC fan, and a Nuggets fan are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The OKC fan insists he is the most loyal. ”This is for the THUNDER!” he yells and jumps off the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Spurs fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells “This is for the SPURS!” and pushes the Nuggets fan off the mountain.”
- Amazon Prime seems to treat the occasion of the games with the requisite respect and tone. I don’t know that ESPN can say the same.
- The Hornets’ Sion James (Duke alum) seems like what Justice Winslow (Duke alum) should have been – physical two-way talent.
- I walked by Ryan Kalkbrenner at a Vegas casino during summer league. He’s a legitimate 7-footer.
- “That Looked Like Wemby” Sequence of the Game: Ware, halfway through the third, swatted away two attempts in successive possessions which led to fast break dunks for Wiggins.
- Coby White ‘Kaboom’ sequence: Late in the third period, it wasn’t just the first three that banked in from 25+ feet, White topped it with a transition three to finish off turning a 5-point deficit into a 5-point advantage.
- Sequence of the Game #3: After a riveting third quarter finish, the Charlotte’s Diabate tipped home a White miss and threw up a hook that touched all parts of the rim before gently dropping in.
Game Rundown
Ball turned down a 30+ footer on the first possession and instead scored on a floater and a driving lay-up for Charlotte. Bridges swatted away a Herro attempt at the rim and swished a wing three seconds later. Ball did connect on a straightaway triple and the teams combined for 21 points in three fast-paced minutes. However his assignment – Davion Mitchell – obeyed the game plan and raced past him for a lay-up at the other end. A pull-up three from Miller briefly put Charlotte up, but was answered by a Wiggins three. Miami did the bulk of its damage in the paint, but conceded a flurry of points to Bridges, including a shotclock beating turnaround, and he helped put the Hornets up six. Diabate did yeoman’s work on the boards, while fending off the Heat’s bigger players. After Miami was down as much as eight, Adebayo connected on several attempts to bring his team to 24-26.
Adebayo crumped to the floor when Ball fell on his leg and remained down for some time before hobbling off the court. Kneuppel missed his sixth shot in seven attempts, and Norman Powell threw up a prayer to help Miami get within two. Ware’s second three was followed by Miller picking up his third foul at the offensive end. Bridges continued to score over anyone in front of him and defended doggedly – blocking a Wiggins three. A pair of Mitchell threes put the Heat back up. The teams traded the lead numerous times over many minutes until audacious threes from Bridges and Ball put Charlotte back up. The Heat still went to the half up two.
The teams traded baskets over the first three minutes of the third until Jacquez’s three put a halt to the margin between the Heat and Hornets yoyo-ing between 0 and 2. Ball’s off-balance and-1 tied things at 63. After some spectacular paint protection from Ware, his teammate Wiggins was the recipient of outlet passes for a trio of transition finishes. Mitchell answered White’s three with one of his own. White’s second three moments later ended a 10-0 Charlotte run. White ended the third with a stunning buzzer-beating three to get the Hornets to the fourth up 89-83.
The winning Hornets weirdly play the 7/8 loser on Friday to determine the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed.
By Gary Quan, via Pounding The Rock