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Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat: C
By the end of Game 2 in this series, it looked like it could go down to the wire. With their backs against the wall at the end of the first quarter, the Miami Heat fought back valiantly on the back of Dwyane Wade's throwback performance, with the veteran scoring 28 in that game.
The same impression lasted for over 3 quarters of game 3 as well, as the Heat got back to the American Airlines Arena and ran the Philadelphia 76ers close for the aforementioned length of that crucial game. Instead, the Sixers embarked on a couple of runs powered by their proactive defense and some knockdown perimeter shooting by their hugely impressive veterans.
The Heat's lack of a world-class scorer hurt them badly in the last 3 games of the series, as the Sixers' superior offensive schemes combined with their superior talent took the sting off the Heat. The deep roster that allowed the Heat to qualify for the postseason as the 6th-seeded team came up short against a Sixers bench that was deeper even than their own.
Ersan Ilyasova and Amir Johnson did as good a job of filling up the Joel Embiid-sized hole in the Sixers' roster, before the Cameroonian made his comeback to make Philly look much the superior side on both sides of the ball.
While he struggled to efficiently knock down shots on offense, Embiid was a terror inside the paint and his presence helped the Sixers hold the Heat scoreless for long stretches of games 3, 4 and 5.
Ben Simmons took to the playoff stage like a duck to water. JJ Redick played the best series of his career and led both sides in scoring with 20 points per game. Marco Belinelli shot the lights out for the most part. Dario Saric and Robert Covington displayed their two-way prowess all the way.
The Process has neared completion, and it is time for the world to take notice of this intriguing side that looks like a sure bet to reach the Conference Finals this year against the hobbled Celtics.
Guess the Bulls players in this quiz and it's not going to be easy!
