On May 3, Beijing time, the NBA playoff semifinals continued to unfold, and the first game between the 76ers and the Heat officially began. Both teams were absent in this game, and the strength was somewhat damaged, and the Heat had the upper hand at first, once taking a 14-point lead, but the 76ers made adjustments in the second quarter and successfully overtook the score at the end of the half. But in the second half, the 76ers were lost again, the offensive end was completely lost, and the opponent was pulled apart in the final quarter, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the 76ers lost to the Heat 92-106, falling behind 0-1.
The starting lineups of both teams made adjustments in this game, with Jordan Jr. of the 76ers starting in place of Embiid and the Heat replacing Lowry.
After the game began, the Heat took the lead in entering the rhythm, scoring points consecutively, the 76ers played iron consecutively, and Jordan Jr. was even more uncomfortable, and the Heat took an 18-6 lead to help the team gain the upper hand. Harden then hit a three-point shot from the outside and successfully helped the team stop the bleeding, but failed to turn the situation around, and the Heat still had the upper hand, leading the 76ers 30-22 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Heat still took the initiative, and Hiro even scored 5 points to help the team pull the point difference to double digits again, but after the 76ers offense found the state, Harden's outside three-point shot + breakthrough score led the team to set off a counterattack momentum. The Heat suddenly lost all their grip in the final moments, did not score a point for more than 2 minutes, and the 76ers successfully seized the opportunity, a wave of 8-0 offensive success to contrast the score, and the 76ers led the Heat 51-50 after half-game.
In the third quarter, the two teams were caught in a tug-of-war, the 76ers could keep up with the rhythm of the Heat, but after a few minutes of playing, the 76ers lost some of the inside line, and the opponent grabbed offensive rebounds in succession, and in one of the rounds, Tucker snatched 3 offensive rebounds, and the Heat played a wave of 10-0 attack. Fortunately, Harris hit a three-point shot to help the team stop the bleeding, Vincent played 2+1, and with Hiro's three-point shot, the point difference widened to 10 points. The 76ers' outside feel sluggish, Harden relied on free throws to get points, and the 76ers trailed the Heat 72-80 in the third quarter.
In the last quarter, the Heat Hito hit again from the outside, fortunately, Maxi responded, but unfortunately, after the attack continued to hit the iron, the Heat once again pulled the point difference apart, and as Hiro scored three points again, the point difference had reached 19 points. The 76ers have completely lost their rhythm, the outside line has been continuously playing iron, suddenly lost, this state is also too depressed. By the last 4 minutes or so, Rivers had surrendered and replaced the main players. In fact, the Heat's main players Butler and Tucker did not play.
The 76ers did not have Embiid in this game, played well in the first half, but completely lost in the second half, shooting 6 of 34 from three points in the whole game, and continuously hit iron at key moments. Harden, who most wanted to see an outbreak, lost again, played 34 minutes, 5 of 13, 2 of 7 three-pointers, had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and 5 turnovers, including only 4 points in the second half.
And Harden's two big helpers Harris and Maxi played well, Harris had 27 points and 6 rebounds on 11 of 18, and Maxie had 19 points, really trying his best.