Throughout the season, comedian and Philadelphia native Kevin Hart has been one of the Sixers’ biggest boosters. But after the team’s 113-103 loss to the Heat in Game 2 of their first-round NBA playoff series Monday night, I don’t think anyone would mind if Hart didn’t make the trip to Miami on Thursday.
Heat star Dwyane Wade had his best playoff performance in years with 28 points, seven rebounds and two steals, including one late in the fourth quarter after the Sixers pulled within two that coach Brett Brown credited as changing the game. My colleague Sarah Todd wrote that Wade’s performance “made everyone think it was 2006.