Tyler Herro scores 25 points, Heat take Game 1 over 76ers

Tyler Herro scored 25 factors, Bam Adebayo completed with 24 factors and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Warmth topped the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 on Monday night time within the opener of their Japanese Convention semifinal sequence.

Jimmy Butler added 15 factors for the top-seeded Warmth, who bought 10 from Gabe Vincent and P.J. Tucker.

The 76ers had been with out Joel Embiid, the MVP finalist who isn’t even in Miami whereas recovering from an orbital fracture and concussion — accidents suffered in Philadelphia’s first-round-clinching win at Toronto. He’s not anticipated to play in Sport 2.

And as can be anticipated, he was missed. Tobias Harris scored 27 factors for Philadelphia, which bought 19 from Tyrese Maxey and 16 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists from James Harden.

Sport 2 is Wednesday in Miami.

Miami got here out as aggressive as may very well be, placing Tucker on Harden and having him guard him your entire 94 ft of the ground in an analogous strategy to what the Warmth utilized in opposition to Atlanta’s Trae Younger within the first spherical sequence.

It labored — for some time. Miami led by as many as 12 within the opening quarter, then a 10-2 run fueled by eight factors from Herro gave the Warmth a 13-point edge at 37-24 to mark their largest of the half. The margin was nonetheless 46-36 halfway via the second after one other Herro basket.

The remainder of the half was all Philly.

Miami went 1 for 9 from the sphere over the ultimate 6 minutes of the half, with 4 turnovers in there as properly, and Philadelphia went on a 15-4 spurt. Harden’s shot within the lane with 28 seconds left put the 76ers up 51-50, their first lead of the night time and the rating that they took into the locker room.

The 76ers scored the primary 4 factors of the second half, going up by 5. That was pretty much as good because it bought for the 76ers.

Adebayo took a bullet cross from Tucker for a dunk that put Miami up 62-61, and that may be the ultimate lead change of the night time. It was the beginning of a 10-0 run that constructed a cushion, after which an 13-2 run early within the fourth determined issues and pushed the Warmth edge out to 98-77.

TIP-INS

76ers: Philadelphia fell to 6-9 with out Embiid this season. … DeAndre Jordan began rather than Embiid and had 4 factors and two rebounds in 17 minutes. … Georges Niang was 0 for 7, all these pictures from 3-point vary.

Warmth: Kyle Lowry (hamstring) missed his third consecutive sport. … Backup middle Dewayne Dedmon picked up three fouls in a 23-second span of the primary quarter. He then had two extra in a 1:46 span of the third, giving him 5 fouls in 4:14 of taking part in time.

CLANK

The groups mixed to shoot 7 for 33 within the first half from 3-point vary — 3 for 17 by the 76ers, 4 for 16 by the Warmth.

ROBINSON SITS

Warmth guard Duncan Robinson, who led Miami in video games performed for a 3rd consecutive common season, didn’t seem in Sport 1. It’s the primary time since April 2019 that he dressed however didn’t play, ending a streak of 256 video games together with playoffs. He missed three video games this season whereas on Miami’s inactive record.

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Sport 2 is Wednesday in Miami.