The NBA regular season continues, a focus battle in the East, the Heat host the 76ers, it is worth mentioning that before the game Harden rested, the official reason given is that the hamstring strain needs time to recover, which undoubtedly makes this strong showdown lose a lot of points. Sure enough, the 76ers without Harden lacked offensive strength, scoring only 14 points in a single quarter, and if it were not for the Heat's bad feel, the game would have been played long ago. In the second quarter, although the 76ers played a wave of 12-2 counterattack, but Hiro exploded, cutting 13 points in a single quarter, halftime, the Heat led by 14 points; in the third quarter, the two sides fell into a tug-of-war, the 76ers opened outside, the Heat only entered the fourth quarter with a 2-point advantage, the final quarter of the dispute, the Heat did not give the 76ers any face, played a wave of 14-2 to open the point difference, the 76ers could not organize an effective response, and finally, after four quarters of competition, the Heat won 99-82 against the 76ers by 17 points.
In this game, the 76ers core Embiid performance is sluggish, only 4 of 15 shots in the whole game, shooting less than 30%, three-pointers are 6 shots 1 of 1, although 22 points and 15 rebounds of the double-double, but can not become a fig leaf. Without Harden's tandem, Maxi's stats plummeted, and although the shooting rate continued to be efficient, the score did not exceed 20 points, which was in stark contrast to the previous games. What's worse is that with the exception of Embiid, Harris and Maxi, the rest of the players have not scored in double figures, so why not lose such a game? The camera was given to Harden on the sidelines, and he was eager to put on the jersey immediately. Butler has improved significantly from the previous games, although the shooting rate is not high, but also has 22 points and 5 assists, Adebayo although only 6 points and 10 rebounds, but he let Embiid play very badly, is still the hero of the win.
Of course, the Heat's best performance is the substitute Hiro, who has 21 points and 7 rebounds on 9-of-16 shooting, not only that, but Hiro has averaged 25 points per game in the last 6 games. Admittedly, Hiro is the best performer on the Heat bench, averaging 20.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game this season, shooting 44 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range. The Heat returned to the Top 1 in the East after beating the 76ers, with Hiro having an advantage in the record. So it's no wonder the fans say so. Of course, the league also has a lot of good bench players, such as the Jazz's Clarkson is one of them, he is also a strong contender for the best sixth man, and the league still has 20 games to play, it is too early to decide, in any case, Hiro played a wonderful performance in the top three of the best sixth man is still no suspense.