On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals continued, the Heat hosted Philadelphia, Embiid was absent, Harden single-core led the team, the whole game, the Heat suppressed Philadelphia, and finally defeated Philadelphia 119-103, the big score 2-0 lead, the situation is good, Philadelphia is forced into a desperate situation, they can only hope for Embiid's return.
The Heat finished first in the East, easily eliminating the Hawks 4-1 in the first round, and Philadelphia ranked 4th with a 4-2 win over the Raptors in the first round. In the first game between the two teams, Philadelphia core Embiid was absent due to injury, Harden single-core team did not perform well, and the team eventually lost by 14 points.
Embiid continued to be absent from the game, Harden continued to lead the team single-handedly, Philadelphia started well and took the lead, but the Heat quickly reversed the score, and both teams clenched the score for most of the first quarter, and the Heat played a small climax at the end of the quarter, leading by 7 points in the first quarter. Hiro, who had just finished the best sixth man, was hot in the hands, and the Heat quickly widened the point difference to double digits in the second quarter, leading by 14 points at most, harden scored consecutive points before halftime, and Philadelphia trailed by eight points at halftime.
Philadelphia narrowed the gap to four points at the beginning of the third quarter, but the Heat quickly returned an 11-2 run, bringing the difference to 13 points. Butler stepped up his personal attack in this quarter, scoring 12 points in a single quarter, Harden's offensive desire is average, and he only scored 2 points in this quarter, and the Heat have always maintained a double-digit lead. The Heat led by 11 points at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Philadelphia was difficult to really narrow the point difference, the Heat widened the point difference in the middle of the quarter, they have maintained the lead, and finally defeated Philadelphia, the big score to get a 2-0 lead, the promotion situation is very good. The Heat had four players in double figures, butler with 22 points and 11 assists, Adebayo with 23 points and nine rebounds, Hiro with 18 points and seven rebounds and Oladipo with 19 points.
Harden single-core led the team, still failed to show super ability, 6 of 15 shots with 20 points and 9 assists, becoming the team's third scorer, in the absence of Embiid, such data is difficult to lead the team to win, Maxi performed well, got a game-high 34 points, Harris 21 points, the rest of the no one scored in double figures. Trailing 2-0 and Philadelphia are in a desperate situation, but in the next two games they will be back at home, Embiid is likely to return, and they still have the opportunity to counterattack.