On May 5, Beijing time, Philadelphia continued to challenge the Heat away to launch the second round of G2 in the absence of Embiid, and the Wade couple came to the scene to watch the game. Philadelphia trailed by 14 points at one point, and Harden contributed 16 points and five assists in the first two quarters, leading Philadelphia to a 52-60 trail of the Heat by eight points in the first half.
In this battle, Wade brought his wife Union to the scene to watch the battle and cheer for the old owner's heat. Both sides still have a core absence, Philadelphia lacks interior core Embiid, and the Heat lack backcourt core Lowry, but it is clear that Embiid's absence has a greater impact on Philadelphia.
Harden didn't perform well in the first quarter, he only had 1 of 4 to play iron, only 4 points, 2 assists and 1 block, Philadelphia was also limited on the offensive end, at one point only scored 2 points in the last 4 minutes of the first quarter, trailing the Heat by 7 points 24-31 in the single quarter.
In the second quarter, Philadelphia was suppressed by the Heat for a time behind a 14-point gap, fortunately, Harden combined with the team to play a 9-0 offensive to chase only 5 points. Harden and Maxi led the team to chase the score, the Heat was the best sixth man in the new branch, Hiro and Adebayo led the team to fight, Butler became more of an organizational forward role, the Heat also continued to suppress Philadelphia, the first two quarters Philadelphia fell behind 52-60.
Harden had a good half-time performance, scoring 12 points in the single quarter after 1-of-4 in the first quarter and 4-of-6 in the second quarter, especially 0.1 seconds before the end of the first half, causing Oladipo to make all three fouls and three free throws. Both teams scored in double figures in the first two quarters, with Harden scoring 16 points and five assists on 5-of-10 half-time, while Maxi scored 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Hiroh was 5-of-7, including 3-of-4 from three-point range and had 16 points and five rebounds, Adebayor had 11 points on 3-of-4 and Butler had 8+4+7 on 3-of-5.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)