MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 02: Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat goes up for a al layup against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at FTX Arena on May 02, 2022 in Miami, Florida.
NOTE TO USER: Use MIAMI - Tyler Herro had spent the last few days dealing with an upper-respiratory bug that disrupted his routine.
So he arrived at Miami's arena early Monday morning, 10 hours before gametime, to get some shots up and restore his rhythm.It worked.And the Heat struck first against the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers.Herro scored 25 points — the second-most he'd ever had in a playoff game — while Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the top-seeded Heat ran away in the second half to beat the fourth-seeded 76ers 106-92 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.Herro was 4 for 6 from 3-point range; everyone else in the game shot a combined 11 for 64 from deep."He's a worker," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He's relentless."The 76ers were without Joel Embiid, the MVP finalist who isn’t even in Miami while recovering from an orbital fracture and concussion — injuries suffered in Philadelphia’s first-round-clinching win at Toronto.
He’s not expected to play in Game 2.And as would be expected, he was missed. Except by Adebayo, who barely missed anything. He was 8 for 10 from the floor, 8 for 8 from the line."I feel like I was just making plays," Adebayo said.Jimmy Butler added 15 points for the top-seeded Heat, who got 10 from Gabe Vincent and P.J.