NBA playoffs, the Heat continue to sit at home to meet the 76ers, the first game of the two sides, the Heat in the final quarter a wave of took away the game, and this game heat with the same rhythm, the last quarter staged a wave of flow again, 119-109 victory over the 76ers, the big score 2-0 lead, Butler, Adebayo, Hiro, Oladipo have a good performance, and the 76ers Maxi and Harris tried their best, Harden scored 4 points again in the second half, and finally could not equalize in the absence of Embiid.
With four points in the second half, Harden couldn't hide his embarrassment
Harden as a former superstar, he joined the 76ers from the Nets by many fans high hopes, but his state decline is indeed too serious, the game played 41 minutes, 15 shots 6, three-pointers 5 of 1, got 7 free throws, got 20 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block, scored 16 points in the first half, only 5 shots in the second half, got 4 points, how can such a state bring the team to victory, in the case of Maxi's offensive end charging, Harris resisted the defense, Harden attacked and did not shoot, The defense could not be defended, resulting in the 76ers attacking and defending both ends of the attack and defense being completely targeted, seeing Harden dribbling for 22 seconds, but throwing it to Maxie, as fans already know such a game, the 76ers are difficult to win.
Harden has played 29 games for the 76ers, the number of shots in a single game has never reached 20, the average shot so far this season is only 13.4 times, not that the 76ers do not give Harden a chance, he holds the absolute ball right of the 76ers, but he just does not shoot, so that at the end of this game, Maxi directly ignored Harden on the offensive end, such a situation is embarrassing, NBA well-known commentator Skip commented on Harden's performance directly said: Maxi looks more like a top-paid player than Harden.
If Harden continues to play like this, not to mention the maximum salary contract, whether he can stay in the 76ers is still unknown, after all, the goal of the 76ers is to win the championship, and harden shouts every time he wins the championship, but he can't show the desire he should have, which is a big deviation from the direction of the team.
Maxi and Harris tried their best
Compared with Harden, the young Maxi and Harris, the former 22 shots 12, got 34 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, the offensive and defensive ends did the extreme, in the final quarter is to do everything the core can do, but unfortunately his efforts, did not become the team's victory, after the game can not hide the frustration, this is the second time in Maxie's career in the playoffs to get 30+ points in a single game, but also the only player in the history of the 76ers who has scored a single game 30+ before the age of 22.
Embiid suspended, Harris up topped the team's internal strength, played 38 minutes, 9 of 17 shots, 5 of 3-pointers, got 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, there was no single mistake in the whole game, Jordan Jr., Reid could not help himself, he created his own opportunities, again and again with effort to narrow the point difference, at the critical moment, Harden three shots were all out, let the Heat play a defensive counterattack, a wave ended the game.
Rivers tactics are out of control
Without Embiid, Rivers adjusted his tactics and gave the outside players a lot of opportunities to play, but this game is the same as the last opportunity, the whole team three-point shooting 8 of 30, shooting only 26%, two games three-point shooting is 64 of 14, three-point shooting rate is only 22%, Danny Green 9 of 1, Maxi 4 of 1, Harden 5 of 1, Niang 3 of 1, no player to attract the bag, 76ers appeared a lot of strong three-point shooting, resulting in the final fiasco.
More importantly, in terms of bench scoring, the Heat are 52-19, far ahead, Oladipo contributed 19 points to the Heat, Hiro 18 points, these two major substitutes, let the 76ers suffer. Rivers remained confident after the game, saying: "Even if the three-point shot of 8 of 30 is difficult to accept, but I like the shooting choice of the whole team, I will continue to encourage them to shoot, but we do not have the shooting rate, we will be fully prepared for the third game."
Trailing 2-0, the 76ers are on the brink of being eliminated, and the good news is that Embiid will be injured in the next game, and I wonder if they can find the feeling of victory when they return home? We'll see.