Heat vs 76ers

The Sixers hung tight for much of the game without Embiid, who's out with a concussion and fractured orbital bone.

They were in this game for most of the first three quarters. In Game 1 of the Heat, Harden struggled to just 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting with five assists in the loss. James Harden's 22-point, 15-assist outing in Game 6 of Philly's first-round series win over the Raptors was so encouraging. That decision paid off as the Heat held the 76ers to just 92 points. Duncan Robinson has slowly been falling out of favor in Miami throughout the end of the season. The Sixers are down six when he is reinserted. - For reasons that remain unclear, Rivers starts the second half with Jordan on the floor. The Sixers win it by nine, taking a 51-50 lead into the second half. The Miami Heat strike first against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 106-92 Game 1 win. - When Reed is removed, Philly has cut the lead to five. So, in essence, Rivers not only blew Game 1 by starting Jordan, but he's actively laying the groundwork to blow Game 2 as well. Embiid, who suffered an orbital fracture and mild concussion in Game 6 against Toronto, is out indefinitely though there's optimism he can return for Game 3 when the series shifts back to Philadelphia. The Sixers are now 6-9 without their big man this season.

The HEAT are 67-64 all-time versus Philadelphia during the regular season, including 43-23 in home games and 24-41 in road games. Additionally, the teams enter ...

Tough to say how much of this one will carry over to the rest of the series if and when both teams get whole, but tonight it was the 76ers spending the evening looking for answers. - Additionally, the teams enter this postseason having faced each other just two times during the playoffs with Miami winning the 2011 First Round (4-1) and the Sixers winning the 2018 First Round (4-1). - The HEAT and 76ers met four times this regular season with the teams splitting the series, 2-2.

The Miami Heat opened their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers with an easy win on Monday. Playing without the injured Joel Embiid, ...

With Embiid out, the Sixers obviously need more offense from Harden. They didn’t get it in Game 1, with Harden scoring just 16 points (on 5-for-13 shooting) in a little less than 35 minutes. The Sixers can hope to shoot better than 6-for-34 from 3-point range in Game 2. According to Synergy tracking, the Sixers played just 137 possessions of zone (1.7 per game) in the regular season, with only seven teams playing fewer. After the Heat scored 18 points on their first 10 possessions (the last of those being the Sixers’ first zone possession), they scored just seven points on their next 12. Those offensive rebounds and that Herro 3 were both part of a stretch where the Heat scored 18 points on nine possessions midway through the third quarter, turning a one-point deficit into a 10-point lead. Herro was clearly a significant part of the Sixers’ offensive game plan. But before garbage time, the Sixers played 7:22 with none of those three on the floor, mostly playing a frontline of Tobias Harris and Georges Niang. And in that 7:22, the Sixers outscored the Heat 12-4. The Lakers and Sixers were outscored by 10.8 points per 100 possessions in his 622 minutes this season. In the first quarter, he got caught in no-man’s land, unable to recover back to Adebayo’s roll to the rim. Sixers coach Doc Rivers does not have an easy or obvious choice in regard to filling the hole created by Embiid’s absence. The Sixers’ pre-garbage-time minutes with other “centers” weren’t great, either. But they were outscored, 48-22, over the next 17 minutes.

The Miami Heat took down the Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 in Game 1. Can the Sixers find a way to win without their star player, Joel Embiid?

Can the Sixers find a way to win, or is Miami no match for them without Embiid? The 76ers need their star players to take on the challenge and answer back in Game 2. That was the kind of game that they needed from Harris, but a poor shooting night from deep really held Philly back. Not having Joel Embiid is a huge loss, but they need to dig deep if they want their playoff hopes alive. The 76ers are going to need a stellar performance in Game 2 if they want to win. Like the 76ers, Miami had a rough night from deep, going 9-36, or 25 percent. Philly shot 43 percent from the field and 90 percent from the free-throw line, both solid averages for a team. I expect Maxey to step up and have a much bigger impact offensively in Game 2. They need more scoring from Maxey and Harden, along with the rest of the team contributing however they can. Every game is crucial in a seven-game series. The Miami Heat took care of business in Game 1 vs. Philly is a different team when he is not playing, and the Heat took advantage of that.

Miami has a 1-0 lead over Philadelphia in the series.

If Harden is able to elevate his game a bit, and some of Philadelphia's shooters knock down some shots -- something they didn't do much of in Game 1 -- the Sixers could tie the series up before it heads to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4. Miami was able to win without Lowry in Game 1, and they'll look to duplicate that success in the second game. After dropping Game 1 to the Miami Heat, the Philadelphia 76ers will look to bounce back and even up in the series in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

The Sixers won't have Joel Embiid for at least the first two games of this series after he suffered an orbital bone fracture and concussion in his last ...

While I have concerns about the 76ers ability to slow down the Heat offensively, I think they can score enough to make this a close game. Most notably, the 76ers have the ability to go small and place four shooters around James Harden. The Heat give up a ton of 3s, ranking dead last in opponent frequency of 3-point field goal attempts (41.9 percent). Much of this handicap requires the assumption of rational coaching, which is tough when Doc Rivers is the head coach.

Can the 76ers overcome the absence of Joel Embiid in Game 1 of their series against the Miami Heat?

TBD TBD TBD TBD Game 3 In the United States, Heat vs.

With MVP candidate Joel Embiid on the sidelines for Games 1 and 2 of the upcoming series, the Miami Heat can see a path to the NBA Finals for the second ...

Philly managed to hold him to 1-of-11 shooting in one of those games, so keeping Butler at bay will help the Sixers stay alive. Miami is a versatile team offensively, with multiple shooters who can also score from beyond the three-point arc, so Erik Spoelstra's schemes from half-court that will force Philly to play tougher defence will be another area to exploit in order to take the series. Maxey has been filling that void for Philly a bit, but they need a more complete team effort in order to pull out a win. That ability is why Harris will likely draw the Butler assignment as Sixers head coach Doc Rivers tries to steal at least one win in South Beach. But he'll also be tasked with multiple defensive pairings due to Miami's ability to score. Tobias Harris. While what Butler does against his old team will be the key to a lot of Miami's success, the same can be said for Harris against the Heat — even if it doesn't look like it on the scoresheet. The Mavericks are in the second round for the first time since Dirk Nowitzki was their star. But both Embiid and Harden were sidelined in one of the Sixers' wins over Miami during the regular season, so being able to adapt to injuries will make or break Philadelphia against Miami. Even with their starters injured there is no shortage of talent on the Heat roster, which helped them secure the first-place seed in the East and a smooth ride to the conference semifinals. Harris was tasked with playing one of Toronto's best players, Pascal Siakam, and playing hard defence while still contributing on the offensive front, whether it be hitting jumpers when needed or his efficiency in transition. Whether you like him or not, it's easy to see how much Embiid impacts a game, and the Sixers will have to adjust accordingly. Finally getting to see Victor Oladipo on the floor (as well as Kyle Lowry's impact) has been huge on top of solidified stars like Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. The Suns are coming off a wake-up call in Round 1.

After surviving a scare against the Raptors, the Joel Embiid-less Sixers take on the Heat in Round 2.

The Sixers need to split the first two games in Florida, and that means winning Game 1. The rest of the team carried him in the other games. He had the best offensive line in the NFL, and maybe the best in team history. I followed that up with Larry Brown. I followed that up with Pat Riley. And I go to San Antonio and [Gregg Popovich] is in the front office. Reed is now seeing those extra hours in the gym transferring to game action at the season’s most critical juncture. According to StatMuse, the Sixers are just 6-8 (.429) without Joel Embiid this season, while they were 45-23 (.662) with the big man. They know the same of Paul Millsap. They know that Paul Reed’s energy and athleticism and aggression are assets. Lowry is out of Game 1 with a hamstring injury while Embiid will likely miss Games 1 and 2 for an orbital fracture. Embiid is expected to miss at least the first two games of the series with an orbital fracture near his right eye and a concussion. But the Sixers don’t expect to simply relinquish two games in Miami because of Embiid’s absence. Surprisingly, after not playing in two weeks, in the first four minutes against the Heat, DeAndre Jordan, starting in place of Embiid, has allowed Bam Adebayo to score six points, picked up an offensive foul, and dropped a pass out of bounds. Miami leads, 80-72, with 12 minutes left to play in this one, and it’s clear the Sixers are feeling the absence of Joel Embiid, as they’re being out-rebounded by the Heat, 37-24, including 13-4 on the offensive end.

The Miami Heat strike first against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 106-92 Game 1 win. Despite the absence of Joel Embiid, the Sixers battled for much of the ...

The Sixers are -19 in DeAndre's minutes. They were in this game for most of the first three quarters. In Game 1 of the Heat, Harden struggled to just 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting with five assists in the loss. That decision paid off as the Heat held the 76ers to just 92 points. Duncan Robinson has slowly been falling out of favor in Miami throughout the end of the season. Rivers argued that the players preferred to start with Jordan. "We talked to our guys, they wanted a big guy, a big roller," Rivers said. The Sixers are down six when he is reinserted. - For reasons that remain unclear, Rivers starts the second half with Jordan on the floor. The Miami Heat strike first against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 106-92 Game 1 win. - When Reed is removed, Philly has cut the lead to five. So, in essence, Rivers not only blew Game 1 by starting Jordan, but he's actively laying the groundwork to blow Game 2 as well. Embiid, who suffered an orbital fracture and mild concussion in Game 6 against Toronto, is out indefinitely though there's optimism he can return for Game 3 when the series shifts back to Philadelphia. The Sixers are now 6-9 without their big man this season.

MIAMI (AP) Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat topped the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers ...

Adebayo took a bullet pass from Tucker for a dunk that put Miami up 62-61, and that would be the final lead change of the night. The only worse game by the 76ers was a 17.1% game, also at Miami. He then had two more in a 1:46 span of the third, giving him five fouls in 4:14 of playing time. Miami went 1 for 9 from the field over the final 6 minutes of the half, with four turnovers in there as well, and Philadelphia went on a 15-4 spurt. He was 8 for 10 from the floor, 8 for 8 from the line. Heat guard Duncan Robinson, who led Miami in games played for a third consecutive regular season, didn't appear in Game 1. That was as good as it got for the 76ers. ... Backup center Dewayne Dedmon picked up three fouls in a 23-second span of the first quarter. ... Georges Niang was 0 for 7, all those shots from 3-point range. The margin was still 46-36 midway through the second after another Herro basket. ''I didn't like how we moved the ball,'' 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. ''It's not totally out of reach.''

On Monday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will pay a visit to the Miami Heat for the first of two games down in South Beach to tip-off the second round of the ...

Or will the Heat take advantage of an undermanned Sixers team on their home court? While most of Miami’s key players are expected to play, the starting point guard Kyle Lowry will miss another matchup as he continues dealing with a hamstring setback. Now, the Sixers and the Heat will battle it out, beginning with Game 1 on Monday.

(1) Miami Heat vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers · When: Monday, May 2 | 7:30 p.m. ET · Where: FTX Arena -- Miami, Florida · TV: TNT | Live stream: TNT app · Odds: MIA - ...

He may return later in the series, but he definitely won't be available early on, and it will be up to the rest of Philadelphia's roster to step up. Specifically, James Harden will be expected to carry a much larger load on the offensive end, and it will be interesting to see how he handles that task. With the possibility that Embiid returns later in the series, the Heat won't want to waste an opportunity to secure a win while he's on the sideline. Heat: The Heat will have to overcome Kyle Lowry's absence in this game. After taking care of business against their respective opponents in the first round, the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers will square off against each other in the Eastern Conference semifinals for a chance to advance to the conference finals. The Heat took down the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round, while the Sixers dispatched the Toronto Raptors in six games.

When the Philadelphia 76ers entered their Game 1 matchup against the Miami Heat in the second round of the playoffs on Monday night, they fired up the ...

And the big man is on pace to miss Game 2, too, as he remains in Philadelphia. According to Kyle Neubeck of Philly Voice, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers mentioned that Embiid is “feeling a lot better” at this point. The following night, Embiid was diagnosed with an orbital fracture and a mild concussion.

Kyle Lowry has been out since Game 4 of the first-round against the Hawks with a hamstring injury.

TBD TBD TBD TBD Game 3 The injury appeared to happen in the third quarter of that Game 3 loss.