Miami - Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers will return to clash in third game of NBA playoff 2017-2018 at American Airlines Arena on Thursday (19/4/2018) local time or Friday (20/4/2018) WIB. Both teams in a balanced position and equally likely to reap victory in this fight.
In the first game, the Sixers looked mighty and managed to win the game with a 27 points advantage. Positive moment is likely to continue in the second game, but the Heat was able to rise and managed to reply so the score became 1-1.
The defeat halted the record of a record 17 consecutive Sixers' wins since March 15 in the regular season and continued into a one-off playoff game.
The advantage now turns to the Heat camp because it will host the third game. The Sixers camp also had some unpleasant news about Joel Embiid. The star remains doubtful can appear in the third game. After suffering an injury on March 28, he has not practiced fully.
"He just wants to play, he wants to be with the team, he wants to play in front of the fans, and when he can not do that he is frustrated and I appreciate what he feels," said Sixers coach Brett Brown.
"He's been in contact while practicing, but a bit," continued the coach.
Embiid's contribution actually needed the Sixers to steal the victory at the Heat headquarters. Embiids accounted for an average of 22.9 points; 11 rebounds; 3.2 assists, and 1.8 blocks throughout the regular season. Judging from the first two game playoffs seen Sixers did miss the presence of Embiid.
The absence of Embiids in the Philadelphia 76ers camp should be exploitable if the Heat wants to go back ahead in the third game of the NBA playoff. However, they also must be able to maintain the game and control the game speed. Can Miami Heat do it?
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