Jason Richardson

41 Minutes, 4 points (2-8, 0-4), 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 3 fouls

Hedo Turkoglu

38 Minutes, 6 points (2-9, 1-4, 1-2), 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 5 assists, 1 turnover, 4 fouls

Keith Bogans

17 Minutes, 0 points (0-3), 3 rebounds, 1 foul, defend Danny Granger who scored 24

Carlos Boozer

26 Minutes, 12 points (4-11, 4-5) 6 rebounds, 1 block, 4 turnovers, 5 fouls

Andre Iguodala

37 Minutes, 4 points (2-7, 0-2), 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 turnovers, 0 FT attempts

Mike Bibby

28 Minutes, 8 points (3-9, 2-7) 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls

Gerald Wallace

39 Minutes, 8 points (4-13, 0-2), 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 turnovers, 4 fouls

Wesley Matthews

19 Minutes, 2 points (1-3, 0-1) 1 rebound, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls

Peja Stojakovic

19 Minutes, 6 points (2-7, 2-4), 2 rebounds, 1 block, 2 fouls (-4) 

This was a game of runs, as Philadelphia jumped ahead in the first quarter to lead the Heat at the end of one 31-19.   The second quarter was the reverse outcome, with Miami winning the quarter 35-18, which gave them a 54-49 lead at half time.  The third quarter belonged to the Heat again, as they won 26-20, expanding for an 11 point lead to end the third.  Miami came out for the knockout punches early in the 4^th, as they lead 88-75 with six minutes to go.  Despite making only one basket in the past 6 minutes, the Miami Heat found a way to win this game, well they found a free throw line to win this game.

These are the type of games that will drive the losing coach mad.  I usually have a theory that if you make more shots and made more three pointers, the outcome should be in your favor. This rule works about 95% of the time (just check box scores).  Philadelphia made 35 shots to Miami’s 31 and made 3 more three pointers.  Where Miami got the best of Philly was with their rebounding (52-39) and free throw shooting (39 attempts to 15 attempts), those were the only two categories that the 76ers failed to capitalize on, otherwise they win this game.

Philadelphia started the game in a zone, which forced the Miami Heat to become more of a jump shooting team, which is what you would like to happen.  That style of play helped Doug Collins & Co. jump to an early lead.  When the Heat started to break down the defense, by penetration and ball movement, the 76ers seemed to lose their aggression.  Most understand that the Heat are going to shoot a lot of free throws because they have two supermen on their team. They have two guys who are going to force a lot of bad shots because they are gifted enough to create those attempts and will usually get bailed out when those attempts don’t succeed.

You have to tip your hat to Chris Bosh who played a hell of a game, shooting 8-17 from the field, 9-11 from free throw line, 12 rebounds and led his team in scoring with 25.  Lebron James had another stellar stat sheet with 21 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 14 free throw attempts.   Dwyane Wade finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.  This is what most people expected, the big three to have a combined 60+ points with little help from the bench.

For the 76ers to win a couple of games in this series, they are going to have to do a better job at stopping ONE of the big three.   When all three are going hard and successfully, there isn’t much one can do, I guess they could always shoulder check Lebron or dive at Chris Bosh’s knees for a loose ball.    Philadelphia got 4 points from their best player, who couldn’t find his shot (shooting 2 of 7), Andre Iguodala deferred for most of the game, adding 8 rebounds and 9 assists.  Iguodala had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth with a wide open three, still scratching my head why he took the shot considering he had no rhythm and not known for his shooting abilities.  If Philadelphia wants any hope in this series they must do a better job at protecting the paint and not allowing the Heat to get to the free throw line, or be just as aggressive on the other end  

This was a game of runs, as Philadelphia jumped ahead in the first quarter to lead the Heat at the end of one 31-19.   The second quarter was the reverse outcome, with Miami winning the quarter 35-18, which gave them a 54-49 lead at half time.  The third quarter belonged to the Heat again, as they won 26-20, expanding for an 11 point lead to end the third.  Miami came out for the knockout punches early in the 4^th, as they lead 88-75 with six minutes to go.  Despite making only one basket in the past 6 minutes, the Miami Heat found a way to win this game, well they found a free throw line to win this game.

These are the type of games that will drive the losing coach mad.  I usually have a theory that if you make more shots and made more three pointers, the outcome should be in your favor. This rule works about 95% of the time (just check box scores).  Philadelphia made 35 shots to Miami’s 31 and made 3 more three pointers.  Where Miami got the best of Philly was with their rebounding (52-39) and free throw shooting (39 attempts to 15 attempts), those were the only two categories that the 76ers failed to capitalize on, otherwise they win this game.

Philadelphia started the game in a zone, which forced the Miami Heat to become more of a jump shooting team, which is what you would like to happen.  That style of play helped Doug Collins & Co. jump to an early lead.  When the Heat started to break down the defense, by penetration and ball movement, the 76ers seemed to lose their aggression.  Most understand that the Heat are going to shoot a lot of free throws because they have two supermen on their team. They have two guys who are going to force a lot of bad shots because they are gifted enough to create those attempts and will usually get bailed out when those attempts don’t succeed.

You have to tip your hat to Chris Bosh who played a hell of a game, shooting 8-17 from the field, 9-11 from free throw line, 12 rebounds and led his team in scoring with 25.  Lebron James had another stellar stat sheet with 21 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 14 free throw attempts.   Dwyane Wade finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.  This is what most people expected, the big three to have a combined 60+ points with little help from the bench.

For the 76ers to win a couple of games in this series, they are going to have to do a better job at stopping ONE of the big three.   When all three are going hard and successfully, there isn’t much one can do, I guess they could always shoulder check Lebron or dive at Chris Bosh’s knees for a loose ball.    Philadelphia got 4 points from their best player, who couldn’t find his shot (shooting 2 of 7), Andre Iguodala deferred for most of the game, adding 8 rebounds and 9 assists.  Iguodala had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth with a wide open three, still scratching my head why he took the shot considering he had no rhythm and not known for his shooting abilities.  If Philadelphia wants any hope in this series they must do a better job at protecting the paint and not allowing the Heat to get to the free throw line, or be just as aggressive on the other end