The Eastern Conference play-offs start today, the 76ers, who are seventh in the East, will play against the Heat, who are eighth in the East, and the Heat in the playoffs are hard characters that no one wants to touch, even if they win, they have to take off a layer of skin. Whether the Heat will continue last season's magical performance and go all the way to the finals is worth looking forward to! Will the 76ers trade Harden this season, will they go further? Without further ado, let's take a look at the game.
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Heat: Butler 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, Jovic 5 points and 5 boards, Bam Adebayo 10 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, C-Martin 5 points and 5 boards, Herro 25 points and 9 assists, Highsmith 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Wright 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Harkes 15 points and 5 boards, Love 10 points and 2 boards
76ers: Oubre 11 points and 8 boards, Harris 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Embiid 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, Lowry 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, Maxey 19 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Hield 7 points and 6 assists, Reed 6 points and 2 boards, Payne 3 points
Star of the game --- Batum
Batum dreamed of returning to the top, staring at Butler on the defensive end, and feeling hot on the offensive end, playing 27 minutes and 30 seconds off the bench, shooting 7 of 12, 6 of 10 three-point shots, cutting 20 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block, consecutive three points in the third quarter helped the team overtake, and the three points of Herro in the last minute of the fourth quarter dominated the game!
Moments
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At the beginning of the first quarter, the 76ers got the first offense, Harris almost hit 2 points at the buzzer, but after 1 and a half minutes, the two sides hit each other, and Maxey made a steal and a layup for 2 points to break the scoring drought on the court. Jovic scored 2 points on the board to open the door for the Heat, and then the two sides entered the iron mode again, Embiid scored 5 points with free throws, leading 9-2 to 7 points, and the Heat only scored 2 points in the first 5 minutes! Herro broke through 2 points, Lowry responded to his old club with a three-point shot, Butler chased 4 points with free throws, Martin defended Embiid with 3 seconds to send Embiid 1 point, Maxey scored 3 points, and the difference was 8 points. Herro, Butler, and Martin chased 4 points, and Lowry and Harris scored to stabilize the situation. Highsmith made 1 of 2 free throws, Herro tossed, Harkes scored 3 points, Butler hit 2 free throws, and the Heat 8 wave-0, with this offensive directly overtook the score. Maxey scored on a throw-in and Butler scored on consecutive free throws. The Heat led 23-22 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Lowry defended for 3 seconds at the beginning, Butler scored 1 point, and then Butler made Embiid foul 2 free throws and 2 free throws, Harkes threw the board and scored 2 points, and the Heat started 5-0, and the difference came to 6 points. For the 76ers, Maxey made 2 of 2 free throws, Embiid made a layup for 2 points, but the Heat made a basket for Harke, Lefu chased a three-pointer, Adebayo dunked, and Highsmith scored a layup, returning a wave of 9-0, instantly expanding the difference to 11 points. Harris, Reed, Lowry, and Batum chased points, and Wright, Herro, and Martin hit three-pointers one after another to respond, and the difference came to 14 points. With Embiid making 2 fouls and 2 free throws, the Heat led by 12 points at 51-39 at halftime.
The 76ers made three three-pointers and scored a total of 39 points throughout the first half, and fans booed four times. Embiid was 3-of-9 from the field and 0-of-1 from three-point range to finish with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, with a plus/minus of -14. Butler was 2-of-8 from the field and 0-of-2 from three-point range to finish with 10 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 4 steals, and the two teams combined for 9-of-38 three-pointers for a total of just 90 points, but the 76ers had more turnovers and the Heat took advantage of the turnovers to score 17 points.
Yibian fought again, as soon as the two sides came up, they started to set the tone for the iron battle, Oubre scored a layup to break the calm on the court, and at the same time broke the egg, Jovic three points also colored! Harris, Embiid, Maxey chased consecutive points, Adebayo, Butler scored in response. Harris made 1 of 2 free throws, Batum scored a three-pointer, Hield scored five points in a row, and the 76ers went on a 9-0 run to close the gap to three points. Bam Adebayo hit a 2-pointer from mid-range to stop the bleeding, and Batum hit a three-pointer to make it a two-point deficit. Butler scored points with free throws, Harks hit 1 of 2 free throws, Highsmith made a layup to stabilize the situation, Maxey and Hield broke through one after another, and Batum made a three-point shot to tighten the point difference. Love and Harks scored three points in succession, and Payne returned one with three points. At the end of the third quarter, the Heat led 74-69.
In the final quarter, Oubre tossed, Embiid scored 3 points, and the 76ers opened the game 5-0 to directly erase the difference! Lefu scored a rebound, Oubre made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Batum scored three points again, and the 76ers overtook by 4 points. Herro made 2 of 2 free throws, Adebayo scored 2 points inside, but Batum still scored three points, Reed dunked in the air, Maxey made a layup for 2 points, Butler scored 2 points in a steal, and Herro scored 3 points to chase a 1-point difference. The 76ers took a timeout, and after coming back, Batum missed a three-point shot, and Harkes and Herro scored one after another to help the Heat take a three-point lead. Herro was capped by Batum with a three-pointer, and Maxey made 2 of 2 free throws to give a five-point lead. Highsmith scored two points on a layup with 19 seconds remaining. Oubre and Maxey didn't lose a free throw, Harkes scored 2 points quickly, but the empty 3-point position did not score at the critical moment, although Herro scored 3 points, but the time was only 0.3 seconds, and the time was over, and finally the 76ers reversed the Heat 105-104.
Both sides start
Heat: Butler, Jovic, Adebayo, Martin, Herro
76ers: Oubre, Harris, Embiid, Lowry, Maxey
In summary, the shooting rate of both sides in this game was not high, and the 76ers couldn't break the Heat's joint defense in the first half and only scored 39 points, but in the second half, Batum stood up and scored consecutive points, gradually helping the 76ers to get back into shape. Both sides were able to score key shots in key moments in the final quarter, followed by Butler's right knee injury was also a turning point, and Herro's poor play caused the Heat to be reversed. After this game, the 76ers locked up seventh in the East and will face the New York Knicks.