Miami Heat Shake Off Sluggish Second Quarter To Take Game 1 From The Series

At times, the Philadelphia 76ers looked ready to steal a game despite playing without their top player. 

In the end, the Miami Heat’s depth was just too overwhelming. The Heat had five players score in double-figures in a 106-92 victory to capture a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series in the Eastern Conference semifinals. 

The Heat were led by Tyler Herro’s 25 points. while also receiving 24 from Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler’s 15. 

Both teams were missing key players. The Heat were without guard Kyle Lowry, who missed a third straight because of a hamstring injury. The Sixers were minus All-Star center Joel Embiid, the league’s regular season leading scorer, due to a broken orbital bone.