Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers - 2nd round (Let's discuss)

[Ararbermas]

No injury for the major stars of both teams was reported, so it's a battle of healthy teams.

Who's gonna win the series, and why?

for me probably the winner would be the heat on the second round because their players is very aggressive compared to 76rs line up,  imagine heat 4-1  and 76rs 3-2 on the previous fight, for me its very obvious which team has good performance and big improvement on this season.  And surely there's a win streak again for the Heat before 76rs can get win.

[Fredomago]

No injury for the major stars of both teams was reported, so it's a battle of healthy teams.

Who's gonna win the series, and why?

for me probably the winner would be the heat on the second round because their players is very aggressive compared to 76rs line up,  imagine heat 4-1  and 76rs 3-2 on the previous fight, for me its very obvious which team has good performance and big improvement on this season.  And surely there's a win streak again for the Heat before 76rs can get win.

I can say that it can be a balance series if only Embiid didn't get that injury from their last road game against Toronto, the match
up will be more exciting knowing that both squad have stars who can perform and dominate, but Embiid-less Sixers might have
difficulties competing with complete Miami. Though there's should be no excuse since they still have players who can step up and
try to cover what Embiid left, a team effort is more likely needed by the Sixers to avoid getting sweep by Miami.

[Reosta_]

Joel Embiid is expected to be out until May 4 at least. So this means that he is going to be missing the first game of the series. This might cause bigger difficulties for the team but they will still have Harden. And their performance as a team has been very impressive so far. Even though I think that Heat are going to be winning the first game, 76ers would still manage to hold onto the game until the last moments. We wouldn't see a win by a huge gap I think. Embiid - Harden duo has been really amazing by the way and they would continue from where they left after Embiid recovers.

[Ziskinberg]

Game 1 odds.

Heat is -7.5.

Do you think the Heat will dominate the 76ers now that Embiid is not available to play?
I think the public is putting their money on the -7.5 because it's possible that heat will dominate the game, or is it a trap?

[ChiBitCTy]

Game 1 odds.

Heat is -7.5.

Do you think the Heat will dominate the 76ers now that Embiid is not available to play?
I think the public is putting their money on the -7.5 because it's possible that heat will dominate the game, or is it a trap?

I do. I had figured this to be a really good series but as soon as I got the breaking news alert popping up on my phone that Joel Embiid was out indefinitely, I knew there was little chance that James Harden could do much in this series by himself. I think the Sixers would be lucky to have one game won this series now. My personal thoughts anyhow.

[yazher]

No injury for the major stars of both teams was reported, so it's a battle of healthy teams.

Who's gonna win the series, and why?

I think we will know how the series will end up by watching the game tomorrow because we will gonna see if the Miami Heat will come up with some strategy on how to stop the 76ers from further attacking the basket. As we all know, Embiid is hungry for a championship which will gonna be the main problem for the Miami Heat and Butler is healthy this year which is also the best for both teams because whoever gonna wins might gonna face the Milwaukee Bucks once again.

[24Kt]

The current odds for Miami are 1.25 on Sportsbet, Stake and Rollbit. You could get 1.27 if you use the odds boost feature on Sportsbet.

And I agree this is pretty much a likely win for Miami as I don't know how the Sixers would be able to deal with Butler and the gang. Even if Harden pops off it's probably not enough since they'll need another key player to step up and compensate for Embiid. While on the side of Miami they're pretty much good to go we saw that last game against the Hawks where Butler and Lowry weren't playing and they still took them down.

If you want to try the bookie, betja - they have odds of 1.32 for Miami. But don't know how much max bet they can allow because usually they are not accepting high bets. Anyway, I am betting on the total points betting line here. Let us see what this match will bring tomorrow...

[Kelvinid]

No injury for the major stars of both teams was reported, so it's a battle of healthy teams.

Who's gonna win the series, and why?

I think we will know how the series will end up by watching the game tomorrow because we will gonna see if the Miami Heat will come up with some strategy on how to stop the 76ers from further attacking the basket. As we all know, Embiid is hungry for a championship which will gonna be the main problem for the Miami Heat and Butler is healthy this year which is also the best for both teams because whoever gonna wins might gonna face the Milwaukee Bucks once again.

Embiid is not yet fully ruled out in the series.

As the latest news says
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/2135528/joel-embiid/#:~:text=Embiid%20(orbital)%20won't,his%20orbital%20fracture%20re%2Devaluated.

76ers' Joel Embiid: Out for at least two games
Rotowire  20 HRS AGO
Embiid (orbital) won't travel with the team for Games 1 and 2 in Miami, but there's optimism he could return as soon as Game 3 or 4 in Philadelphia, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Hopefully that would happen so the series will be interesting to watch.

[emrecemsan]

Tonight hopefully we will have a solid game between these teams. Embiid is out for the first game of the series certainly. But I'm not sure about the second one. Because some websites have written it as he will be out until May 6. He might miss the second game also as a result. And this would be a really big hit to Sixers. Because they will have one of their most important players missing and this can cause them to start badly to the series. And it would be harder to make a comeback from that but we will wait and see.

[Distinctin]

Game 1 odds.

Heat is -7.5.

Do you think the Heat will dominate the 76ers now that Embiid is not available to play?
I think the public is putting their money on the -7.5 because it's possible that heat will dominate the game, or is it a trap?

I do. I had figured this to be a really goof series but as soon as I got the breaking news alert popping up on my phone that Joel Embiid was out indefinitely, I knew there was little chance that James Harden could do much in this series by himself. I think the Sixers would be lucky to have one game won this series now. My personal thoughts anyhow.

Surely the Sixers will struggle without Embiid within the first 2 games of the series but the Heat cannot just dominate them that easily because Harden and Maxey is still there trying to hold the team and survive while Embiid was still recovering. Though I'm not that certain that Harden can carry the team because we already knew his capabilities but only 1 game, I'm not that sure as it's still early to figure that out.

[OgNasty]

Game 1 odds.

Heat is -7.5.

Do you think the Heat will dominate the 76ers now that Embiid is not available to play?
I think the public is putting their money on the -7.5 because it's possible that heat will dominate the game, or is it a trap?

I do. I had figured this to be a really goof series but as soon as I got the breaking news alert popping up on my phone that Joel Embiid was out indefinitely, I knew there was little chance that James Harden could do much in this series by himself. I think the Sixers would be lucky to have one game won this series now. My personal thoughts anyhow.

Surely the Sixers will struggle without Embiid within the first 2 games of the series but the Heat cannot just dominate them that easily because Harden and Maxey is still there trying to hold the team and survive while Embiid was still recovering. Though I'm not that certain that Harden can carry the team because we already knew his capabilities but only 1 game, I'm not that sure as it's still early to figure that out.

It's funny that Harden didn't want to the "the guy" anymore after growing tired of carrying the load in Houston, so he went to the Nets where he could play third fiddle to Kyrie and KD.  Then Kyrie was held out because of the flu restrictions and KD was injured, so Harden got annoyed and forced his way out of New Jersey so he could play second fiddle to Embiid.  Now with Embiid out, Harden finds himself in the position of carrying a team again.  He can't be happy about that.  I think Embiid has a good excuse though.  That was a nasty elbow to the eye he caught.  I think after the first game it should be pretty clear whether or not the 76ers can hang with the Heat without their MVP candidate.

[YOSHIE]

Miami Heat -  1.52
Philadelphia 76ers - 2.55

No injury for the major stars of both teams was reported, so it's a battle of healthy teams.

If that's the reason I will repeat the history of their match with other basketball teams, points, both strong teams Miami Heat have the best player history and also the Philadelphia 76ers have the best players, like J. Butler and J. Embiid both teams.

Philadelphia 76ers: 10 games in 2022 with other teams, 7 wins and 3 losses, Miami Heat: 10 games 8 wins and 2 loses scores, meaning both have a balanced score, although 1 point more Miami Heat, thin.

Conclusion: even though the odds for the Miami Heat are higher than the Philadelphia 76ers, I have a strong feeling the Philadelphia 76ers will be a few points ahead of this win.

[el kaka22]

I am not really sure about the domination though. Everyone is acting like Harden all by himself can't do much but this dude played basically "all by himself" during Rockets years and still played very well. I am guessing that he could be doing something in this series that could be helpful for Sixers to get a few wins for sure. I can't say how many games he would help them win but I believe that this series will not be as simple as people claim it to be.

I guess that with Harden on the floor, anything is possible. I am not saying Miami will lose this series or anything by the way, obviously they will be the favorites, but Sixers is not that bad without Embiid and just get swept.

[crzy]

Tonight hopefully we will have a solid game between these teams. Embiid is out for the first game of the series certainly. But I'm not sure about the second one. Because some websites have written it as he will be out until May 6. He might miss the second game also as a result. And this would be a really big hit to Sixers. Because they will have one of their most important players missing and this can cause them to start badly to the series. And it would be harder to make a comeback from that but we will wait and see.

He’s a big loss and hopefully he can play on the next game, Sixers should still play their best despite of their missing player, they should not be affected by this and have a better strategy because the Heat team right now is totally different. I can’t still see any dominance here and I believe on a close matches as well, Heat on the other hand still have a solid players that we will see later on, Game 1 is about to start let’s watch it and have some bet.

[harizen]

With the recent report that Joel Embiid might miss Game 1 and 2, the odds for them are now @3.70 to win the series against the Miami Heat.

That's a big leap from @2.5 prior to that report.

Injuries are spoiling the competitiveness of the game. There are supposed to be no questions asked later in the series if only teams are playing at 100% healthy status. Joel Embiid is the big piece for the Sixers. His offensive contribution to the team that they will miss is even hard to cover up even how hard their players do the adjustments. Good luck to them.

[agustina2]

The first 2 games will be to Miami Heat's advantage. I'm not saying Philadelphia Sixers are nothing against the Miami Heat but without Joel Embiid for the Sixers, it's a big disadvantage and doesn't really need much technical discussion on why.

Even I there's a saying that the ball is round, it's hard to apply that saying to the current Sixers. A big step up from them is really needed to match the Heat's current lineup. James Harden can't carry this team and it needs everyone's effort.

After the Game 1 result, let's discuss again if there are some changes to our before Game 1 discussion.

[Velvet78]

The series is going to start off in an hour. Heat are hosting 76ers in the first leg and bookmakers think that we will have an absolute Heat victory here. But I don't think that it would be very easy even if they win this game. Embiid isn't going to be able to play for 76ers indeed. But they are still a solid team and they would do a good job here hopefully. I've decided to watch this game so I hope it doesn't become boring any time. But I also feel like Heat will start with a win. They wouldn't waste this good opportunity as 76ers are deprived of one of their crucial players.

[goinmerry]

The series is going to start off in an hour. Heat are hosting 76ers in the first leg and bookmakers think that we will have an absolute Heat victory here. But I don't think that it would be very easy even if they win this game. Embiid isn't going to be able to play for 76ers indeed. But they are still a solid team and they would do a good job here hopefully. I've decided to watch this game so I hope it doesn't become boring any time. But I also feel like Heat will start with a win. They wouldn't waste this good opportunity as 76ers are deprived of one of their crucial players.

Sixers don't have a deep bench that can support the starters. They are not really solid when Joel Embiid is not there. It's going to be hard work to cover the absence of Embiid and we all know how always big this big guy is contributing in every game for the team. Embiid is also the only one dominating the position on Sixers. No backup, no replacement, no coverup.

This is a big challenge for the remaining squad of Sixers and let's see who from them will step up later in their Game 1 series.

[AmoreJaz]

With the recent report that Joel Embiid might miss Game 1 and 2, the odds for them are now @3.70 to win the series against the Miami Heat.

That's a big leap from @2.5 prior to that report.

Injuries are spoiling the competitiveness of the game. There are supposed to be no questions asked later in the series if only teams are playing at 100% healthy status. Joel Embiid is the big piece for the Sixers. His offensive contribution to the team that they will miss is even hard to cover up even how hard their players do the adjustments. Good luck to them.

in this sports, injury is just a normal thing, you can only hope that they will all be healthy but circumstances will say, they are not. the team can accept their winning possibility or do their job even if one of their star players is injured. but as we have seen, a really good player in the team can make a difference with the outcome of the game. well, that's sports...

[Johnyz]

With the recent report that Joel Embiid might miss Game 1 and 2, the odds for them are now @3.70 to win the series against the Miami Heat.

That's a big leap from @2.5 prior to that report.

Injuries are spoiling the competitiveness of the game. There are supposed to be no questions asked later in the series if only teams are playing at 100% healthy status. Joel Embiid is the big piece for the Sixers. His offensive contribution to the team that they will miss is even hard to cover up even how hard their players do the adjustments. Good luck to them.

in this sports, injury is just a normal thing, you can only hope that they will all be healthy but circumstances will say, they are not. the team can accept their winning possibility or do their job even if one of their star players is injured. but as we have seen, a really good player in the team can make a difference with the outcome of the game. well, that's sports...

This is why they should not rely on one player only and build a better team where every one can contribute even if they are not the starting five.
Game 1 really dominate by Miami with a homecourt advantage, they are unstoppable but still a good game for Philadelphia. Game 2 will surely be more exciting, the odds are already out and you can start thinking on where to place your bet.