The NBA playoffs continued, with the Heat beating the 76ers again at home 119-103 to win the semifinals G2, in which the Heat already led the 76ers 2-0 and took the initiative in the series. In this game, Embiid continued to be absent, Harden single-core led the team, but the effect was not ideal, in the first quarter of the game the 76ers were suppressed, and then the team was not able to organize an effective counterattack, they always maintained a score behind, at most they were more than 15 points behind the Heat, when there were 5 minutes left in the game, the Heat's lead was very obvious, the 76ers were difficult to narrow the point difference, the game also lost suspense, and finally the Heat successfully won at home, and the big score of this round of the series came to 2-0.
The Heat's performance in this game was still very stable, and in the absence of Lowry, Butler, Adebayo, Hiro and Oladipo became one of the best players on the team. Butler had a full stat of 22 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists in this game, Adebayo also had 23 points and 9 rebounds, Hiro contributed 18 points and 7 rebounds, and Oladipo also had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
They are efficient on the offensive end, they have a strong presence on the defensive end, they give the team a lot of help at both ends of the offensive side, when the team needs to attack, they will stand up and contribute in the game, and on the defensive end, they will also do their best to limit the 76ers' play, and the Heat can win this battle, relying more on the team's performance.
After winning G2, the Heat have taken a 2-0 lead over the 76ers in this series, the team is in absolute initiative, and before Embiid returns, the team has done its job well, holding two home games. In the next G3 and G4, the team will go to the road, Embiid may return in G3 and G4, if the team can maintain the current offensive and defensive state and continue to play tough performances in the game, then the Heat will become the final winner of this series.
On the 76ers side, they also worked hard in this game, but it was still very difficult for them to beat the Heat on the road without Embiid. This game young Maxi ushered in the outbreak, he got 34 points and 3 rebounds in the whole game, he is the best player of the 76ers in this game, in the game he has continuously completed the score with his personal ability, the personal play is very shining, Harris also has 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in this campaign, in order for the team to be able to win back the score, he also tried his best.
However, the core of the team Harden played in this game is not ideal, he shot 6 of 15 in the whole game, 1 of 5 from three-point range only got 20 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, 3 mistakes, only 2 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in the last quarter of 3 shots, personal play is not ideal. It's like G pulling the crotch again. Harden's offensive presence in the game is low, can not be the team's absolute end of the core, in the key moments, he can not help the team to complete the score. In the two playoff games that Embiid missed, Harden's performance was unsatisfactory. In this series, if Harden continues to play such a performance, then the 76ers are likely to be eliminated and may be swept, and he needs to have a better performance in the next game.