The Miami Heat knows it needs this one.
After dropping Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers 130-103 on Saturday night, how the Heat fares Monday night in Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center could have major implications on how the rest of the series plays out. A win ties the series at 1-1 before heading back to Miami for the next two games in the series.
A loss, however, drops the Heat to 0-2 and would make it an uphill battle for the Heat to stay competitive in the series. Since the first round of the NBA playoffs expanded to a best-of-7 series in 2003, only five teams that fell behind 0-2 to begin the playoffs won four of the final five games to advance to a second round, according to OddsShark.