The Heat are next in the city! Embiid was absent, Harden pulled across, and the 76ers were pinched: the bench was blown up
On May 3, Beijing time, the first game of the series between the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Between Philadelphia 76 and Miami Heat officially began, after the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 4-2, while the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 4-1, both teams are very competitive. However, for Philadelphia, due to Embiid's injury, the team can only have Harden single-core play, and for the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler's return has greatly increased their chances of winning the series.
In the first quarter of the game, the Miami Heat, who played at home, first entered the game state, Philadelphia had three consecutive mistakes in the opening stage, and then was hit by the opponent with a wave of 6-18 offensive climax, with Butler's three-pointer again, the Heat led 25-11, without Embiid, Philadelphia's state was obviously insufficient. Harden was targeted in the first quarter, especially with his old teammate Tucker being very good at defending him, which led to harden's offensive fouls. However, in the first quarter of the game, Harden still staged a signature crotch jumper, and the three-point shot narrowed the point gap.
Although Harden only hit 1 of five shots in the first quarter, he was very comprehensive, with a total of 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, helping the 76ers narrow the point gap to single digits, and the Heat led the 76ers 30-22 in the first quarter. The Heat started the second quarter with a 7-0 run, with the point difference once again coming to double digits. The Heat's offense then suddenly lost power, and Philadelphia scored consecutive points under Harden and Maxy, and the 76ers overtook the score. In this quarter, Philadelphia played a 29-20 offensive attack, with a one-point lead into the third quarter.
Harden regained his touch in the half, scoring 12 points and six rebounds, while Harris performed well and scored a team-high 14 points. Coming to the third quarter, the Heat played a wonderful team play, the three-man connection was finally completed by Adebayo dunk, Philadelphia made the same mistake as the first quarter game, and as Hiro hit a 3-pointer, the Heat played an 18-7 offensive climax that re-established a 10-point lead. The 76ers' Harris scored nine points in a single quarter to help the team chase points, Harden's offense was dudded in the quarter, and Harden forced Diamond to foul him in the final moments of the third quarter.
Philadelphia relied on the final free throw to narrow the gap to single digits into the fourth quarter. The Heat began the fourth quarter with a 7-3 run to stretch the gap to 12 points, and then the Heat defended Philadelphia for a 24-second period, kolkomaz missed a three-point shot, and the ball was given to the Heat. Harden still didn't play in the first four minutes and continued to sit alone on the fishing platform, and Rivers was clearly not in a hurry.
With Martin scoring a layup and Adebayor completing a layup, the point difference reached 16 points, and the Heat stopped Philadelphia with defense, and the 76ers' offense was struggling. Philadelphia's offense was still very difficult to come back from the timeout, and with Hiro's three-point shot, the point difference reached 19 points, and the 76ers continued to call a timeout. Miami hit a 16-5 offensive culmination in the single quarter, and Philadelphia's offense was still blocked when the timeout returned, and as Strus completed the dunk, the point difference once again reached 21 points. Philadelphia's scoring drought has lasted nearly five minutes. The game is over, and the Heat have won!