PHILADELPHIA — The Heat saw James Harden of old, not the old James Harden on Sunday night.
And even on a night when Jimmy Butler was brilliant, the Harden/Joel Embiid combo - coupled with more dreadful Heat three-point shooting - was too much to overcome.
With Harden scoring 16 in the fourth, Philadelphia held off a furious late Heat rally to win 116-108 and tie this series at two games apiece.