Embiid was absent and Philadelphia again lost to the Heat on the road, trailing 2-0. In this game, Maxi's play is very good, the overall Philadelphia main force is not very inferior, but the gap between the bench is very large, from the full score point, Philadelphia bench got 17 points, the Heat as many as 50 points, Hiro and Oladipo's 37 points became the key to winning, the two played Harden. Seeing such a gap, Embiid may not have much hope of a comeback.
In the first match between the two teams, the key to the Heat's victory was actually the excellent performance of the bench, especially Hiro's 25 points became the hero of the Heat to win the game. In this game, both teams still have core absences, embiid and Lowry can not play, which has an impact on both teams. Judging from the course of the game, Philadelphia chased the score in the opening stage of the first quarter, but when it came to the rotation lineup, it was pulled apart, and Hiro and Dedmond scored consecutive points to lead the team to a 7-point lead.
Hiro continued his excellent hand, scoring five points in the first quarter, which was 2-of-2 efficiency. In the second quarter, Hiro played even better, he continuously hit the basket to hit, and he scored 11 points in a single quarter, which was a 16-point contribution at halftime, which also resisted Harden's 12-point attack in the single quarter. As you can see, Hiro is the heat's best sixth man, and Oladipo's play is also good, scoring 7 points in a single quarter, and he and Hiro have 18 points in a single quarter, leading the team to lead by 8 points in the half.
Looking at the Philadelphia side, Sebel can't score, Niang, Reid and others don't have the ability to score on their own, and their halftime bench score is 10 points, while the Heat are 30 points, a huge gap of 20 points. In the third quarter of the showdown, Hiro and Edmund, Oladipo can still score, Philadelphia mainly rely on Maxi to chase points, the contribution of the bench is really limited, they fell behind by 11 points after three quarters.
In the final quarter of the showdown, Maxi chased points consecutively, Oladipo scored two points, Harden made two free throws, and Hiro assisted Adebayo and Strus hit consecutively, the point difference returned to 13 points, and Hiro's role was still obvious. After the timeout, Oladipo hit another three-pointer, the Heat hit 10-0, Oladipo scored 14 points, and he and Hiro combined for 32 points. Maxi and Harris chased the points, but Oladipo hit a free throw and then hit another three points, and the game was also a big explosion, scoring 19 points, and the game lost suspense. From the whole court, Hiro 18 points, Oladipo 19 points, plus Martin 6 points, Dedmund 7 points, the regular rotation of the bench scored 50 points. Philadelphia's 4 points for Germany, 5 points for Niang and 8 points for Kokmaz, a total of 17 points, is also a huge gap.