Through 2 Quarters
Down eight at the end of last quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers have now snagged the lead. They currently hold a 53-50 lead over the Miami Heat.
The top scorers for Philadelphia have been power forward Tobias Harris (14 points), point guard James Harden (12 points), and point guard Tyrese Maxey (12 points). One thing to keep an eye out for is Paul Reed’s foul situation as he currently sits at three.
Center Bam Adebayo has led the way so far for Miami, as he has 12 points and three assists in addition to eight boards.
Who’s Playing
Philadelphia @ Miami
Current Records: Philadelphia 4-2; Miami 4-1
What to Know
The Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers are even-steven against one another since November of 2015 (15-15), but not for long. After a few days’ rest for both teams, they will meet up at 7:30 p.m. ET May 2 at FTX Arena. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous games.
Last week, Miami narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Atlanta Hawks 97-94. Center Bam Adebayo and shooting guard Victor Oladipo were among the main playmakers for the Heat as the former posted a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds and the latter had 23 points.
Meanwhile, the Sixers’ matchup against the Toronto Raptors this past Thursday was close at halftime, but the 76ers turned on the heat in the second half with 70 points. Philadelphia claimed a resounding 132-97 victory over Toronto on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Philadelphia had established a 99-78 advantage. It was another big night for their center Joel Embiid, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten boards along with three blocks.
Miami is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Golden State Warriors March 23 easily too and instead slipped up with a 118-104. In other words, don’t count the Sixers out just yet.
How To Watch
When: Monday at 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: FTX Arena — Miami, FloridaTV: TNTFollow: CBS Sports AppTicket Cost: $75.00
Odds
The Heat are a big 7.5-point favorite against the 76ers, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Heat as a 4.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -111
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Series History
Miami and Philadelphia both have 15 wins in their last 30 games.
Mar 21, 2022 – Philadelphia 113 vs. Miami 106Mar 05, 2022 – Miami 99 vs. Philadelphia 82Jan 15, 2022 – Philadelphia 109 vs. Miami 98Dec 15, 2021 – Miami 101 vs. Philadelphia 96May 13, 2021 – Miami 106 vs. Philadelphia 94Jan 14, 2021 – Philadelphia 125 vs. Miami 108Jan 12, 2021 – Philadelphia 137 vs. Miami 134Feb 03, 2020 – Miami 137 vs. Philadelphia 106Dec 28, 2019 – Miami 117 vs. Philadelphia 116Dec 18, 2019 – Miami 108 vs. Philadelphia 104Nov 23, 2019 – Philadelphia 113 vs. Miami 86Apr 09, 2019 – Miami 122 vs. Philadelphia 99Feb 21, 2019 – Philadelphia 106 vs. Miami 102Nov 12, 2018 – Philadelphia 124 vs. Miami 114Apr 24, 2018 – Philadelphia 104 vs. Miami 91Apr 21, 2018 – Philadelphia 106 vs. Miami 102Apr 19, 2018 – Philadelphia 128 vs. Miami 108Apr 16, 2018 – Miami 113 vs. Philadelphia 103Apr 14, 2018 – Philadelphia 130 vs. Miami 103Mar 08, 2018 – Miami 108 vs. Philadelphia 99Feb 27, 2018 – Miami 102 vs. Philadelphia 101Feb 14, 2018 – Philadelphia 104 vs. Miami 102Feb 02, 2018 – Philadelphia 103 vs. Miami 97Mar 01, 2017 – Miami 125 vs. Philadelphia 98Feb 11, 2017 – Philadelphia 117 vs. Miami 109Feb 04, 2017 – Miami 125 vs. Philadelphia 102Nov 21, 2016 – Philadelphia 101 vs. Miami 94Mar 06, 2016 – Miami 103 vs. Philadelphia 98Mar 04, 2016 – Miami 112 vs. Philadelphia 102Nov 21, 2015 – Miami 96 vs. Philadelphia 91
