Game Thread: Miami Heat Playoffs Thread

[Andresrenee]

I'm happy this is happening. Always better to get dominated like this in game 1 on the road instead of playing a great game and still not coming out with a W.

I would be much more concerned if Miami actually played well and was getting dominated like this

Perhaps, this is just a team that has played awful on the road during the last month and has struggled with consistency and building a cohesive team. Richardson -30 tonight.

 

[Andresrenee]

Babbitt and McGruder could help with more meaningful minutes over some guys who played too much that clearly, long ago proved unworthy of them

Babbit and Mcgruder to the rescue. Comical.

 

[bksballer89]

Embiid coming back will help the Heat. Philly won't go small ball nearly as much which helps the Heat

 

[Paolo305613]

 

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[Paolo305613]

Ben Simmons playing with the confidence one does when Richardson is guarding you

 

[Andresrenee]

Richardson picking up where he left off in Game 1. Waste.

 

[Andresrenee]

When Ellington is your go to guy, you are in trouble. Refs stink and it looks like we might get blown out again.

 

[Andresrenee]

#gotta love that young talent.

 

[bksballer89]

This is a horribly officiated game.

8 fouls for Miami but somehow Philly has yet to commit a single foul

 

[Andresrenee]

Thank goodness for Wade or this one is even uglier after one. Good thing Coach reminded them to cover the 3 but I think he forgot to remind them to box out! LOL.

 

[Paolo305613]

Agreed . Absolutely horrible officiating. But, as I always say — the heat have to help their own cause by going inside more and not settling .

They have to play defense without fouling . Been already a couple of possessions they’ve aggressively gone for the steal and failed by committing foul .

They need to get better shots off and get back in defense in a timely manner not to have to commit a foul to stop an easy basket

 

[bksballer89]

Down 7 on the road after a pretty horrible quarter

 

[Paolo305613]

Good to see McGruder get early and meaningful minutes

 

[Paolo305613]

Wade attacking ... of course , it’s still early so it will likely change if the game is close late

 

[bksballer89]

Great to see Spo mixing up substitution patterns

 

[Paolo305613]

Idiot foul by Hassan — that’s why you bench him

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat on this run while Hassan and wade are in the bench— someone is going to get butt hurt and take that the wrong way

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat on this run while Hassan and wade are in the bench— someone is going to get butt hurt and