Beijing time on May 5, NBA semifinals, the 76ers away to challenge the Heat, Embiid is still absent, has been 0-1 behind, 76ers if this continues to lose, it is almost no hope of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. From the perspective of the game, the 76ers are still in the ascendant, Harden is strictly guarded, and the other players of the 76ers have not stepped forward to share, Embiid is too important, he does not play after the game, the team's offensive and defensive system completely collapsed.
In the first half, the 76ers trailed by eight points. Among them, in the first quarter of the competition, the 76ers were exploded, and the Heat blasted 31-24 in the single quarter, suppressing the 76ers from both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Harden's physical strength at the beginning of the game is very abundant, even so, the 76ers still can't beat the Heat, and by the second half, it is estimated that the point difference will become larger and larger. In the second quarter, the 76ers performed better, 28-29 in the single quarter. Compared to the first game, Harden played more aggressively, cutting 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists at halftime, for the 76ers, if Harden can't cut 40+, the team's hope of winning is very small.
By the second half, the 76ers' performance still did not improve much, the Heat played 31-28 in the third quarter, although only won 3 points, but with the advantage established in front, unconsciously, the point difference has come to double digits, the Heat are like boiled frogs, do not open the point difference, but also make it difficult for the 76ers to close the score, and the famous Wade also came to the Heat home to cheer for their home team. By the end of the season, the fate of the 76ers this season is likely to be determined by this season, because once they fall behind 0-2, this probably means that the 76ers' season ended early.
With Butler slamming into the dunk and Oladipo scoring three-pointers, the point difference has reached 18 points, and there is not much suspense in the game. Harris then hit a 3-pointer in a row, and Maxi hit a layup, bringing the difference to 12 points, but there were less than four minutes left in the game. It is worth mentioning that during the game, the heat coach Spault's tactics were exposed, "build a human wall, I want Harden to see, he is in front of people."
Many fans said that the Heat are not playing the 76ers, this is playing Harden, almost all the defensive focus is on Harden, as long as Harden's scoring and passing routes are restricted, the 76ers have no chance. I have to say that Spoo is really a very brave manager, and one of the main reasons why the Heat have become so strong is Spoo.
In the end, the 76ers lost to the Heat 103-119 and trailed 2-0 in the series. Harden had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists on 6-of-15 shooting, and Maxie scored 34 points. The Heat's Butler had 22 points, six rebounds and 12 assists, and four members of the team scored at least 18 points.
According to NBA reporter John Clark, Embiid is likely to make a comeback in G3, but he has not yet fully recovered and will play with injuries. The 76ers' next home game, once the emperor plays, I believe the team's performance will improve, if all hope is pinned on Embiid, then the 76ers team will not be able to go too far. All in all, the Heat are now on the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals with one foot, and it is too difficult for the 76ers to complete a big reversal.