Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said the Miami Heat, who suffered a 93-80 beatdown to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, need another star player in their roster.
The Sixers star and NBA’s leading scorer in the regular season noted how the Heat were overwhelmed by the Celtics’ throng of options in both ends of the floor. Jimmy Butler-a six-time All-Star- seems to be unable to dominate the last two games.
Miami needs another Star — Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 26, 2022
The Celtics defense is swarming on the Heat superstar, while the rest of the team’s star—namely Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry—have an underwhelming postseason. Lowry is dealing with a hamstring injury throughout the postseason.
Butler has also scored just 19 points on 7-of-32 shooting in his last two games. Miami is also without second-leading scorer Tyler Herro, who is out with a left groin strain, and he’s also a non-factor in the series vs Boston.
Boston just has too many weapons — Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 26, 2022
The Celtics are one game away from their first NBA Final appearance since 2010. They are up 3-2 and they need to close the series Friday in Boston TD Garden in front of their faithful fans.
Boston came close to two Final appearances in the last 10 years, but they could not get past LeBron James in both occasions despite being up 3-2 with a game at home. The Heat will have to appear with a different demeanor in Game 6 to save their season.
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