Beijing time on March 6, today, the East ushered in a strong dialogue, philadelphia 76ers away to challenge the Miami Heat, this is a contest between the top two in the East, Harden chose to truce this campaign, Kolkmaz was once again promoted to the starter. In the first quarter, Kolkmaz cleverly passed Embiid to the lead, and then, the two sides launched a defensive battle, after Harden's truce, the 76ers' firepower dropped significantly, and they also fell into chaos at the organizational end, the 76ers in the first quarter frequently played iron, a total of only 14 points, the Heat did not score much, but got 22 points.
Entering the second quarter, the Heat blossomed more points under Butler's leadership, quickly expanding the point difference to 12 points, after that, Hiro rode an archery throw to score 2 points, Millsap used his foot singles to score 2 points, Milton fell into the sky, and soon played 2+1, but Butler strongly built a foul and walked to the free throw line, back, Maxie arced the top three-point knife, Butler did not hesitate to let go, threw 2 points, but Maxie felt hot, forced to kill the basket, pulled the lever to layup again, but at this time the point difference was 12 points.
Soon, Harris's basket hook blossomed, Tucker returned with the same action to return the 2 points, followed by a two-handed dunk by Kolkmaz, but the Heat were all soldiers, after Vincent threw in the middle distance, Hiro threw another 2 points, halftime, the 76ers have been behind the opponent by 14 points, the score is 40-54. Half-time stats, the Heat Butler scored a team-high 14 points of 4-of-6, plus 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Hiro was 7-of-5, contributing 13 points and 3 rebounds, Vincent was 3-of-4 with 7 points and 2 assists, Robinson had 6 points and 2 assists, Martin had 2 points of 3 and had 5 points, Diamond had 2 points and 4 rebounds, and Adebayor was 2 of 5 for 2 points and 4 rebounds.
On the 76ers side, Harris was 4-of-9 and had 11 points and 2 rebounds, and Maxi made a surprise half-time with 4-of-8, contributing 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Embiid didn't feel good at halftime, losing his crosshairs under the Heat's tough defense, 2-of-10, only 6 points, but he picked up a halftime high of 9 rebounds, Milton had 4 points and 2 assists, Millsap 4 of 2, and scored 4 points and 5 rebounds. After Harden did not fight, in the face of the East's strong enemy Heat, the 76ers' shortcomings were exposed, the first is organizational chaos, and the second is the loss of a powerful strong point on the offensive end.
The 76ers in the first quarter scored only 14 points, which indirectly highlights the importance of Harden, if Harden is there, he may be able to score 14 points in a single quarter, in addition, Harden can also attract the attention of defenders and share some offensive pressure for Embiid, so that Embiid will play more comfortably on the inside. Of course, the 76ers are 14 points behind at halftime, which may also be related to physical strength, after all, they only fought the Cavaliers to the end yesterday, but Harden's value has been reflected, and he is indeed the perfect link for the 76ers.