The Heat now have a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 6 is 7 p.m. Thursday in Philadelphia.
It doesn’t look good for them. They trailed by 13 points in the first quarter en route to a 120-85 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the conference semifinals Tuesday night at FTX Arena. The Heat have a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-seven format. Game 6 is 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center.
On this night, they shot 36.9% from the field, making just 9 of 32 three-pointers. Joel Embiid finished with 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting to go with five rebounds. However, he played with little energy and appeared passive at times. Georges Niang was held scoreless for the second game of the series. The Sixers reserve power forward went 0-for-5 from the field — all three-pointers — in 16 minutes of action. Niang had zero points in Game 1 on 0-for-6 shooting.The Sixers have been consistent in this series. They struggled to earn rebounds and make three-pointers in the three games in Miami, all losses.Even if they force a Game 7, the Sixers will have to defy history.
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