The NBA playoff semifinals, the 76ers and the Heat series began, and embiid was absent due to injury in the G1 match between the two sides of the series, and he will also miss the G2 game. Embiid's absence has a big impact on the 76ers' roster strength, and the Heat, although Lowry is also absent from G1, but the Heat lineup can play too many players, in terms of overall strength, the Heat is also stronger than the 76ers.
In the first quarter of the game, the Heat showed a better competitive state, their offensive efficiency is very high, and their intensity on the defensive end is also very large. In the first quarter, Butler scored 7 points, Adebayor asked for it on the inside, he had 10 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting in the quarter, the Heat scored 30 points in a single quarter, and the Heat led the 76ers by 8 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the 76ers began to fight back, the forward core Harris had 10 points and 4 rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting in a single quarter, and Maxi and Harden combined to score 15 points, led by these three players, the 76ers won 9 points in a single quarter. By the end of the half, the 76ers had already overtaken the Heat by one point to regain the lead.
In the third quarter, the Heat once again took the initiative after half-court adjustments, Hiro hit a three-pointer on the outside, Adebayo attacked inside and caused the 76ers to foul, and 8 points in the quarter, while Tucker and Butler also scored. In this quarter, the Heat blasted a 30-21 offense to net out the 76ers by nine points. At the end of the third quarter, the Heat held an eight-point lead.
In the final quarter, the Heat were fully dominant, and they blasted an 18-6 offense in a short period of time, widening the gap to 20 points. Subsequently, the 76ers also chose to replace the main players, and the game also entered the training time in advance. In the end, the Heat beat the 76ers 106-92 at home to open the series.
The performance of the players on both teams in this game: Harden 5-of-13 from the 76ers, 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists on 2-of-7 three-point range, Maxi with 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting, Harris scoring 27 points and Danny Green with 5 points. On the Heat side, Butler had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Hiro had 25 points and Adebayo had 24 points and 12 rebounds.
In the first three quarters of the game, the two teams still played very glue, although the 76ers lack Embiid, but their performance in the first three quarters of this campaign is very hard, the team did not let the Heat open the point difference, in both offensive and defensive ends can match the heat's strength, the performance is very good. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the 76ers were blasted by the Heat in an 18-6 offensive wave, and the team could not score for a long time, while the Heat played more stably on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the score gap was widened to more than 20 points. With 5 minutes left in the game, Rivers had already replaced players such as Harden, Maxi and Harris, conceding defeat early. In the end, the Heat successfully won G1 at home, leading the 76ers 1-0.
This series is too difficult for the 76ers, Embiid's injury absence has too much impact on the team, without Embiid, the team lacks a stable offensive strength point, and it is too difficult to win. Jordan Jr.'s efficiency on the court is very poor, especially on the defensive end, he can't give the team more help, and the Heat can finish scoring at will when facing Jordan Jr.'s defense. For the 76ers, it will be very difficult for the team to win the game in Embiid's absence, and the 76ers need to play a better performance in the G2 game, be more stable on the offensive end, and have a tougher performance on the defensive end, so that the 76ers can hope to pull back the big score on the road. If they lose two away games, it will be very difficult for the 76ers to advance to the next round.