Best of Sixers Coach Doc Rivers Round 2 Game 5

Miami FL: Through 4 games of the series between the Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers, both teams have won games on their home floor & now it is a best of 3 to see who will move on to the Conference Finals.  As we come into Game 5 tonight from FTX Arena in Miami, the Sixers have a lot of momentum now that Joel Embiid has returned to the lineup.

Sixers coach Doc Rivers would Speak before the game & some of the highlights

Who will he use off the Bench first?

Doc Rivers says they’re going with Shake Milton over Furkan Korkmaz off the bench because he feels like the Heat are a team that closes out hard and he likes the idea of going with him in that situation #Sixers

— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) May 10, 2022

What has bothered Joel Embiid so much in the Playoffs

Before tonight's Game 5, #Sixers coach Doc Rivers was asked about how Joel Embiid is handling the injuries he has#NBATwitter #PhilaUnite #PHIvsMIA #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/a0HNT62x0u

— David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) May 10, 2022

How have they looked in the half-court defense?

“I think both teams have been pretty good in half court. I think both teams want to strike quickly before either defense gets set.”

Doc Rivers on half-court defense in this series

Game 5 🔜 #PhilaUnite

— Matt Murphy (@Matt_Murphy04) May 10, 2022

How has the ball movement been with the shot clock winding down

#Sixers coach Doc Rivers said that the ball movement late in the shot clock has been good #NBATwitter #PhilaUnite #PHIvsMIA #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/yFieYPBUH4

— David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) May 10, 2022

Game 5 from FTX Arena in Miami is at 7:30 PM on TNT with Spero Dedes, Grant Hill & Chris Haynes on the call.