Miami stopped Harden and Ambide, defeated Philadelphia and went up 2-3

The Heat maintained a perfect home record in the playoffs with an overwhelming 85: 120 victory over the Sixers, and are far from a run-off victory for the Eastern Conference Finals.

Butler excelled, Ambide suffered another painful blow

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11/05/2022

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 06:38 Updated: 06:45

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Ante Žižić after his release from the hospital (Maccabi Tel Aviv, official Instagram page)

Miami came back to itself tonight (Tuesday through Wednesday), defeating Philadelphia 85: 120 to take a 2: 3 lead in the Eastern Semifinals series, and come just one winning distance from another qualifier to the regional finals.

After losing two games in Philadelphia, Miami returned home and maintained a perfect home record in the playoffs (0: 6), with the 35-point win equaling the biggest gap this year in the playoffs and the second-largest in Miami history.

Jimmy Butler was once again above them all and continued his dominant playoff with 23 points (9 of 15 from the field), 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and was one of seven hit players with a double-digit number of points.

Max Strauss scored 19 and scored 10 rebounds, Gabe Vincent scored 15, Victor Oladipo 13, in a game in which the host finishes with 53.6 percent from the field.

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Determined again.

Butler (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)

Came back to himself.

Harden (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)

On the other hand, James Harden (who excelled in the previous game) "came back to himself" and settled for only 14 points (5 from 13 from the field) only (4 assists, 4 turnovers), while Joel Ambid scored 17 but went through some scary moments in the game.

The first was when he jumped towards a ball, fell badly and grabbed his back in pain, and later when he suffered a blow to his face.

Ambide plays with a mask after having already suffered a serious blow to his head in the playoffs, and also tonight lay on the floor for a few moments, before returning slowly.

"It was painful," the Philadelphia chin admitted.

Miami dominated the game from the start, finishing the first quarter with a double-digit lead, 19:31.

The gap widened, the Sixers again managed to shrink to 12 "only" early in the fourth quarter, but then Miami recorded a 0:12 run, including 5 straight from Strauss, that bounced the local crowd.

One of Miami's highlights of the evening was when the famous team fan DJ Khalid gave a warm tribute to coach Spolstra on the lines, as soon as he illustrated the cheering in the hall.

"It was a voice,"

One game from the finals.

Adbaio (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)

Scary moments.

Ambide (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)

Miami, which in the previous two losses scored 14 of 65 of the three (21.5 percent), this time scored 39.4 percent across the arc, in a game in which it won 36:46 on the rebound.

Philadelphia's Tire Maxi settled for 2 of 10 from the field on the way to 9 points, George Niang finished with 0 points on 0 of 6 from the field, with none of the Philadelphia top five players on the floor in the last 9 minutes .

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