National Basketball Association
Miami 120, Philadelphia 85
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Where: FTX Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #39 Tyler Ford, #60 James Williams, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 19868

Seven players scored in double figures for the Heat on Tuesday night as Miami blasted the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 120-85 to grab a 3-2 lead in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 23 points for the Heat, but unlike losses in Games 3 and 4 when he was their only consistent source of offense, he had plenty of help.

Miami's Max Strus produced his first double-double of the postseason with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Gabe Vincent added 15 points, while Victor Oladipo came off the bench for 13. Bam Adebayo (12), Tyler Herro (10) and P.J. Tucker (10) also hit for double figures.

Butler added nine rebounds and six assists while hitting 9 of 15 field-goal attempts. Strus was 7 of 13 from the floor, including 4 of 10 from 3-point range.

Joel Embiid scored 17 points to pace Philadelphia, while James Harden added 14 and Tobias Harris netted 12 points. However, the 76ers made just 36.5 percent of their field-goal attempts and were outrebounded 46-36.

The Heat hit 53.6 percent from the field, including 13 of 33 (39.4 percent) from beyond the arc. The 76ers wound up 9 of 32 (28.1 percent) from long distance, with Georges Niang missing all six of his 3-point attempts and finishing scoreless in 16 minutes.

Game 6 is Thursday night in Philadelphia, where the 76ers try to stave off elimination. The road team hasn't won yet in the series.

Miami set an immediate tone, rattling off 12 straight points for a 21-10 lead at the 5:16 mark of the first quarter. Strus drained consecutive 3-pointers to cap the run.

The Heat stretched the margin to 18 in the second quarter before settling for a 56-44 halftime lead. Butler had 14 first-half points to lead all scorers.

Miami pushed the advantage to 20 less than four minutes into the third quarter on Vincent's three-point play.

The cushion maxed out at 37 points late in the game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Miami
Joel Embiid 17 Scoring Jimmy Butler 23
James Harden 4 Assists P.J. Tucker 7
Paul Reed 8 Rebounds Max Strus 10
Tyrese Maxey 4 Free Throws Made Bam Adebayo 4
Shake Milton 2 Steals Caleb Martin 2
Danny Green 1 Blocks Bam Adebayo 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 85 36.5 9-32 14-15 14 36 2 8 16
Miami 120 53.6 13-33 17-23 26 46 4 8 11
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Heat have a W/L % of .648 after a win and .643 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Miami. The 76ers have a W/L % of .580 after a win and .688 after a loss.