Miami Heat

Victor Oladipo scored 13 for Miami, which got 12 from Bam Adebayo and 10 apiece from Tyler Herro and P.J. Tucker. The top-seeded Heat now lead the East ...

Teams that start a series with a 2-0 lead, 92.4% of the time. And teams that win Game 5 for a 3-2 series lead wind up advancing 82.2% of the time. All-time in best-of-seven series, entering this round, teams that won Game 1 of a matchup ultimately prevail 75.6% of the time. Heat: After shooting 14 for 65 from 3-point range in the two losses at Philadelphia (21.5%), the Heat shot 13 for 33 from deep on Tuesday (39.4%). ... Miami improved to 18-4 all-time in Game 5s at home. And before returning to his courtside seat, the rapper gave Spoelstra a shoulder massage. ... Georges Niang was 0 for 5, all of those shots from 3-point range, reminiscent of his 0-for-7 stat line — all on 3s — in Game 1. Embiid remained down for several moments, before making his way back to the Philadelphia bench and getting tended to by doctors. ... He got up and said he was fine, after a while." Game 1 winners at home, 85% of the time. A three-point play from Adebayo pushed the lead to 25, at which point Embiid checked out with the outcome clearly no longer in question. Dedmon, flailing for the ball, made contact with it — and wound up pushing it back into Embiid’s mask-covered face. That was genuine.

With all momentum lost after losing back-to-back road games, we explore whether it's time for the Miami Heat to start Tyler Herro.

I’m sure Spoelstra will weigh all the different options that the Heat could make ahead of Game 5. Herro is an offensive firecracker and a shooter that would command attention – something that, as good as Max Strus is, he’s not doing at the moment. Heading into a pivotal Game 5, with the series tied at 2-2, between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers, there is plenty on the line for both teams.

Miami's starting point guard missed Game 5 on Tuesday as the Heat dominated the 76ers for a 3-2 series lead.

Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry did not play in Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a hamstring injury. He had missed four straight playoff games before Game 3 of the series vs. The series is tied 2-2. … I do feel for him.” The veteran guard reinjured his left hamstring in the first half of Game 4 on Sunday, which the Heat lost 116-108. He missed four games earlier in the postseason because of the hamstring problem, then aggravated it in Miami’s Game 4 loss on Sunday. Lowry continued playing through much of that game, limping at times and finishing 3 for 10 from the floor, 0 for 6 on 3-pointers in Miami’s 116-108 loss.

The Miami Heat are now just one game away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. With a resurgent Game 5, they would win going away.

The Miami Heat knew they had to respond big in Game 5 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid would finish with 17 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Though the Miami Heat got two gargantuan performances from Jimmy Butler, doing it all for his team, they couldn’t come away with either of those victories.

The Miami Heat returned home and dominated the Philadelphia 76ers, 120-85, Tuesday night to win Game 5 and take a 3-2 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference ...

He scored 12 Wednesday on 4-for-7 shooting, his attention mostly on the defensive end. Enough went right besides the comeback of the 3’s and defense. He is the heart and soul of our team.” Max Strus had 19 with four 3’s and also 10 rebounds (his first double-double) as the backcourt amped up its offensive output. It tied the second-biggest margin of victory in Heat postseason history. There was even a Duncan Robinson sighting! Atlanta. Made a 3, scored four points. When they lose, they are 3-4. “That was fun.” Everything they did tonight was harder and better.” “Win at home.” Butler led Miami with 23 points, giving him 96 over the past three games.

This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! The Miami Heat host the Philadelphia 76ers at the FTX Arena tonight for Game 5 of their 2022 NBA ...

1. It's not often that you win a playoff game in the first quarter, but that's what the HEAT did tonight after taking the opening period, 31-19, ...

When Miami is forcing misses and mistakes, the offensive efficiency jumps to another level. The last two games of the series were ripe for analysis with the complexion of the floor changing due to the return of Joel Embiid, but with this one there isn’t much meat on the bone. When the other team is making shots and getting free-throws, the offense struggles. Gabe Vincent (15 points) hit a few shots off the bounce and made some heady defensive plays. After just about nobody outside of Jimmy Butler – 23 points on 15 shots tonight – and Bam Adebayo (in Game 4) played well in the two road games, there was a huge lift across the board. There was no let up, no stretch of questionable minutes to give the other team life.

The Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Miami Heat, 120-85, on the road in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

The home Heat posted final shooting totals of 45-for-84 (.536) from the field, 13-for-33 (.394) from beyond the arc, and 17-for-23 (.739) from the free-throw line. Now trailing 3-2 in the series, the Sixers will host the Heat for Game 6 on Thursday at 7 p.m. All five Heat starters, plus reserves Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro scored in double figures. In 33 minutes of play, Embiid posted a team-leading 17 points (7-12 fg, 0-1 3fg, 3-3 ft) with five rebounds, two assists, and one steal. The 76ers (2-3) fell to the Miami Heat (3-2), 120-85, on the road in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday night. 76ers Fall to Heat in Game 5 in Miami

MIAMI (AP) Shots fell again for the Miami Heat. They kept Joel Embiid and James Harden in check. Their coach got an in-game massage from DJ Khaled.

And teams that win Game 5 for a 3-2 series lead wind up advancing 82.2% of the time. Teams that start a series with a 2-0 lead, 92.4% of the time. All-time in best-of-seven series, entering this round, teams that won Game 1 of a matchup ultimately prevail 75.6% of the time. Heat: After shooting 14 for 65 from 3-point range in the two losses at Philadelphia (21.5%), the Heat shot 13 for 33 from deep on Tuesday (39.4%). ... Miami improved to 18-4 all-time in Game 5s at home. ''I think he knew going into all this that there's going to be a couple times when he gets hit in the face. ... Georges Niang was 0 for 5, all of those shots from 3-point range, reminiscent of his 0-for-7 stat line - all on 3s - in Game 1. And before returning to his courtside seat, the rapper gave Spoelstra a shoulder massage. Embiid remained down for several moments, before making his way back to the Philadelphia bench and getting tended to by doctors. Game 1 winners at home, 85% of the time. A three-point play from Adebayo pushed the lead to 25, at which point Embiid checked out with the outcome clearly no longer in question. Dedmon, flailing for the ball, made contact with it - and wound up pushing it back into Embiid's mask-covered face. That was genuine.

The Miami Heat are one win away from a berth in the Eastern Conference finals after dominating the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in South Beach to ...

He managed to save the ball, but it probably wasn't worth it as he took a blow to the back in the process. They built this team with the expectation of contending for a title, and barring some sort of collapse over the next few days are going to be one of the four final teams. Meanwhile, they re-signed Duncan Robinson to a five-year, $90 million contract in the offseason and he barely even plays anymore. As a result, they came back home with the series tied 2-2, and were suddenly in a best-of-three. The Heat shot 53.6 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from 3-point land. In the end, Miami took over in the fourth quarter and really opened things up leading to the Sixers emptying their bench with just over eight minutes remaining in regulation.

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat look to clinch the series over the Philadelphia 76ers in game six of the Eastern Conference second round. The Heat beat the 76ers ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat look to clinch the series over the Philadelphia 76ers in game six of the Eastern Conference second round. Butler is averaging 28.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.2 steals over the past 10 games for Miami. Miami leads the league in 3-point percentage, shooting 37.9% as a team from downtown this season. Victor Oladipo paces the team shooting 41.7% from 3-point range. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 23 points, and Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 17 points. Philadelphia 76ers (51-31, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

The Miami Heat struggled to do what has made them who they are in Games 3 and 4 against Philly. In Game 5 though, it's what, again, propelled them.

In Games 3 and 4 of the series, Philly would win three of the four periods. The Philadelphia 76ers had made tough shots in front of their home crowd, while the Miami Heat just couldn’t make enough or anywhere near their average, 13.6, about what they made in Game 5. Going 13-33 in Game 5, they would come up only one shy total makes of their total amount of threes made in Games 3 and 4 combined.

During the Heat's Game 5 win over the 76ers at FTX Arena, DJ Khaled handed Max Strus the ball, pumped up the crowd and gave Erik Spoelstra a shoulder rub.

So I looked and I saw he was pumping up the crowd. “I heard the crowd going crazy and I didn’t know what was going on,” Strus said. But that was the best interaction and that was genuine.

Besides the absence of Kyle Lowry, which has somehow also coincided with 5 Heat playoff wins (the Heat are 5-0 without Lowry in the postseason), Miami was able ...

And this is great news for the Heat. The one thing Miami needs is a guy who is just confident in 1v1 coverage and willing to be the guy. Role players play better at home, for sure, but the Heat need someone to step up and be able to make them on Philly on Thursday night. Despite that, and Jimmy Butler alluded to this as well, the Heat really just need to play good defense. Miami would prefer Embiid to do his work on the perimeter where they can play their odds on his shot (he’s still good) and keep him off the free-throw line. After the disappointment of how Games 3 and 4 went in Philadelphia, we saw the Heat do some things differently that lead to their success. The Miami Heat won the 4th Quarter of Game 5 39-19 in route to a 35 point win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Miami Heat had a special guest appearance on the court during Tuesday's Game 5 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers. With the Heat comfortably ahead, ...

CLICK HERE The scene quickly became an Internet sensation, with several fans talking about it on social media. With the Heat comfortably ahead, local rapper DJ Khaled grabbed a loose ball from his courtside seat.