On May 5, Beijing time, the second game of the Philadelphia Heat series, Embiid continued to hang the free card, and the Core Defender Lowry of the Heat was also absent. In the first half of the game, the Heat still held the initiative to take an 8-lead.
In the first quarter, neither player had a particularly bright performance on the offensive end, and although Dow Clifford repeatedly stressed that Harden needed to show more aggression, Beard only hit 1 goal in the first quarter and scored 4 points and 2 assists. The Heat relied on thicker lineup depth to take a seven-point lead, with Butler scoring a catch, giving up six points and five assists in a single quarter without missing a beat.
Entering the second quarter, Kokmaz three-pointers, Hiro responded from a difficult mid-range, Kokmaz broke through to a layup, Harden also shot the iconic three-pointer, but Martin's bottom corner three-pointer immediately returned to color. Harden broke through again, and Hiro used cover to hit a three-pointer to stop the 76ers. After the timeout, Adebayo forced Jordan Jr. to play 2+1, then assisted Butler's two-handed dunk, and as Oladipo hit a three-pointer, the Heat led to 13 points to force Rivers to stop Again.
After returning, Harden broke through the throw, Maxi scored 5 consecutive points, Harden assisted Niang to hit a three-pointer, and the 76ers chased 5 points in a 9-0 small climax. Hiro retreated with three-pointers to stop the bleeding, Harden left-handed layup, Olady wavelength two points, Harden three-point foul three-free shots, halftime, the Heat 60-52 lead 76ers.
Throughout the first half, Maxi sent 11 points, Harris 6 and Harden had 16 points and five assists. On the Heat side, Butler had 8 points and 7 assists, Adebayo had 11 points, and Hiro, who received the best sixth-man trophy before the game, was in a continuous state of 7 shots to efficiently cut 16 points and 5 boards.