1. After the postseason energy a few days ago in Milwaukee and the shorthanded, back-to-back desperation on display in Brooklyn, this one felt much more like early March despite one of the Eastern Conference’s legitimate contenders being in town. Maybe it was the 76ers being on their own back-to-back with James Harden resting, or maybe the HEAT’s defense just wore on them, but you didn’t get the sense they had much in the way of juice even as they’ve been climbing up the conference standings. Maybe that’s why a team that has played 65 total possessions of zone all season went to a hearty helping of zone – we had ourselves quite the zone-off for a few stretches – against a Miami team that was getting most of what it wanted early on.
Coup’s Takeaways: HEAT’s Shooting Carries Them To Win In Zone-Off With 76ers And Joel Embiid
