The Miami Heat won 112-111 in a home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2022-2023 NBA regular season held at the Miami Heat Arena in Florida, USA on the 11th (Korean time).
Miami won the game with Tyler Hiro, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry injured. Ace Jimmy Butler led the team with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, 안전놀이터 while Max Strauss (22 points, 7 rebounds) and Victor Oladipo (19 points, 4 assists) also supported and won the victory.
It was a game that broke records that seemed unbreakable. Miami attempted 40 free throws, all of them successful, becoming the team that made the most free throws with a 100% success rate. The previous record was the Utah Jazz, who had all 39 successes in the 1982-1983 season.
The reason why Miami’s record is meaningful is that the game was a close game that ended with a one-point lead. The final score was also a free throw. In a situation where they were losing 109-111 with 13 seconds left, Butler scored a foul to tie the game at 111-111. Butler then succeeded in making an additional free throw and caught two rabbits: a comeback and a record.
In Miami, Butler, a free throw machine, threw 23, Gabe Vincent 6, Jamal Kane 5, and Strauss, Dwayne Deadman, and Victor Oladipo each got 2 each. Miami, which was ranked 4th in the league with an 81.9% free throw success rate before the game, rose to 1st in the league (82.6%) after the game.
It is encouraging that this result was achieved without Hiro (91.8%), the best free throw shooter in the team. In particular, Kane was not used throughout the season as a player who signed a two-way contract. He was suddenly appointed due to injuries to key players, but he did his part brilliantly. Kane has attempted 0.9 free throws per game this season, making 0.5 for a 55.6% success rate. However, in this match, all five were successful. 안전놀이터 This is where you can see the concentration of Miami players.
On this day, Miami’s field goal success rate was only 39.2%. On the other hand, the opposing team Oklahoma City had 48.4%. It was a difficult game to win, but the Miami players’ concentration on free throws resulted in a victory by one point.