After the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Miami Heat, there was a renewed sense of “maybe they can pull this off and win the series.
Thanks to the Sixers’ 120-85 Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat at the FTX Arena, that momentum is gone. The Heat controlled Game 5 from beginning to end to take a 3-2 series lead going back to Philadelphia for Game 6. The Sixers’ backs are against the wall, and history isn’t on their side.