On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA semifinals continued to unfold, the Heat played at home against the Heat, and the Heat won the first game between the two teams, leading 1-0. Embiid was still absent in this game, the 76ers were in good shape at the beginning, but the final moment was pulled apart by the Heat, and at one point in the second quarter, harden fell behind by 14 points, but in the last minute Harden made all three free throws, and the 76ers left the Heat 52-60 after halftime.
The 76ers still have Jordan Jr. start the game, with the other four still Harden, Maxi, Green and Harris.
After the game began, the 76ers were in good shape, Green hit a three-point shot from the outside to take a five-point lead, but the Heat quickly made adjustments, Strus hit a three-point shot to equalize the score, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war. But in the final moments, after the 76ers drew 24, the state slipped a point, the Heat seized the opportunity, a wave of 7-0 small offensive, the first quarter of the game to take a seven-point lead.
In the second quarter, Kokmaz hit a three-pointer from the outside to break the scoring drought, but the Heat side has found the rhythm, has been occupying the initiative on the court, just got the best sixth man of the season, Hiro is in a hot state, came up to the outside line and hit consecutive hits to help the team pull the point difference to double digits. The Heat can stand up and get points, Oladipo can also hit the outside line, fortunately Harden is in good shape, breaking through the layup to score, Niang also scored three points, in the last minute Harden caused a three-point foul, after three free throws, the half game was over, the 76ers trailed the Heat 52-60.
The 76ers played well in the first half, and Harden also picked up this time, playing 21 minutes, 5 of 10, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 16 points and 5 assists, which is what the 76ers want to see Harden. Only harden playing aggressively, the 76 have the hope of winning the game.
In addition to Harden, Maxi has 11 points, Harris 6 and Jordan Jr. has 6 points. In addition, the 76ers still have to count on three-pointers to catch up in the second half, 4-of-14 in the first half and 8-of-17 for the Heat. Rivers also changed rotations in the first half, Milton didn't get a chance and Kokmaz got the chance and contributed five points.