Poor time for Maxey to have his worst game of the postseason. Midway through the quarter and Miami has extended its halftime lead to 66-51.
#Sixers score series#
Showing little fight in what is historically a critical situation (a Game 5 when the series is tied 2-2). Then, it was more of the same from the Sixers.
The lone offensive bright spot was Harden, who had 10 points and four assists. He understandably has had trouble finding his offensive form since returning. Embiid facing serious double teams and is just 2 of 6. Miami looked like the much more engaged team in front of its home crowd. Nine turnovers led to 15 points on the other end. Their offense was bad (37.5 percent) and their defense wasn’t any better (Heat shooting 47.7 percent, 38.9 from three). Nothing went right for the Sixers in the first half.Sixers trailed by as many as 18 late in the quarter. Sixers are a total mess on offense and the Heat are seemingly getting whatever they want against man and zone. The Sixers were such a good road team all season long - and won two games in Toronto in the first round - but even with Embiid, they’ve looked disjointed in Miami.Credit to Embiid for staying in the game. Doc picked up a technical, but looking at the replay, Dedmon doesn’t actually make contact with Embiid. Embiid stood up and got to the bench under his own power. He was down and appearing like he was in a lot of pain as the team’s medical staff rushed onto the floor. It looked like Dewayne Dedmon got all ball, but the ball itself smashed up against Embiid’s face. Embiid took a shot to the face when going up for an offensive rebound. Frankly, Reed has earned some extra minutes tonight. Should help big time on the glass and give an interesting look with the zone. Doc using Embiid and Reed on the floor together! I’ve been wanting to get a look at this since the Toronto series.
#Sixers score free#
Sixers get it under 10 with 7:39 left after a strong Maxey drive ends with two free throws and his first two points of the night.
Milton with a couple aggressive drives and Reed with two offensive rebounds. Milton and Paul Reed giving the Sixers a little life.Maxey has to get it going a little before the third. Shake Milton hit a three, but Niang is now 0 for 2 and Tyrese Maxey is 0 for 3.The Sixers staying zone to start the quarter.They’ve committed four turnovers and given up four offensive rebounds, giving the Heat six extra field goal attempts. The story was Butler (11 points) and Miami hitting shots (5 of 11 from deep), while the Sixers shot poorly and played sloppily. The Sixers tried to go zone - something Doc Rivers has favored with Georges Niang in the game - with mixed results.Meanwhile, Max Strus, who struggled mightily in Philly, has already canned three threes. First road team to make shots wins the series, apparently.
Sixers appear to be giving Butler threes, which is the right strategy, but they have to stick to it and not be so aggressive on closeouts. Jimmy has been unstoppable the last few games.
#Sixers score how to#
Then, the Sixers completely forgot how to throw an entry pass. Harden pushed it again and got a pretty and-one. James Harden pushed and found Joel Embiid running the floor for a layup. I would recommend “burning the tape,” but here are a few observations from a brutal night. Heading back to Philly Thursday, they’re one loss away from elimination, trailing in the series, 3-2. After winning Games 3 and 4 and seemingly gaining all the momentum in the series, the Sixers laid an egg in a critical Game 5, losing to the Heat, 120-85, in Miami Tuesday night.
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