The Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat played an excellent and tightly-contested Game 3 on Thursday night, and it resulted in a win for the Sixers. However, in the process, Miami set a new franchise playoff record for made three-pointers in a playoff game with 16. This eclipsed their previous high of 15 made three-pointers, which they did on two separate occasions (2009 and 2014), per Basketball-Reference.
Josh Richardson made 4-of-7 three-pointers while Justise Winslow drained 4-of-6. James Johnson, Tyler Johnson, and Kelly Olynyk chipped in with a pair of three-pointers each.
Despite their efforts, they fell to the Sixers 108-128 and also lost home-court advantage. They are now down 2-1 in the series with Game 4 in South Beach on Saturday afternoon. While they were red hot from downtown, the Heat went cold in the 4th quarter. They were outscored 32-14 in the final 12 minutes of the game.
Guard Goran Dragic was scoreless in the 4th and final quarter. He finished with 23 points. Winslow, meanwhile, did not make a single basket in the second half and finished with a respectable 19 points. Dwyane Wade, who was lights out in Game 2, was 2-of-10 from the field in Game 3.
For the Sixers, the Ben Simmons chipped in with the usual impressive stat line of 19 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, four steals. Joel Embiid added 23 points including a personal 7-0 run in the fourth quarter. Other key players were Dario Saric who scored 21, and Marco Belinelli who tallied 21 points.
The series will remain in Miami for Game 4. The Heat are looking to keep the series close. The Sixers, meanwhile, will muster their efforts to take a commanding 3-1 lead before they head back home.
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