He arrived NBA play-in to the Eastern Conference to give us two exciting games and a new Playoff participant. In the first of them, Philadelphia 76ersseventh, surpassed Miami Heat in the second half to secure a first-round tie against the New York Knicks that begins Saturday.
With a Joel Embiid doing his usual job, since he registered 23 points and 15 rebounds with some key baskets in the final moments, Nico Batum surprised to the world breaking in without permission scoring 20 points and with the stopper to win the match about Tyler Herro. However, one of the players who was most talked about at the end of the game was another from Philadelphia, with an interesting past in Miami.
KYLE LOWRY’S COMB TO THE HEAT IN THE NBA PLAY-IN
Despite Kyle Lowry The Heat’s decision to transfer him to Charlotte could not be taken too personally, since his salary to the 37 years ago it was almost 30 million of dollars, he did it and had his moment in the final stretch of the Play-in game: he forced a turnover by Jaime Jáquez Jr., which led to a triple. Then, his defense led to an eight-second violation against Tyler Herro. And in a desperate throw-in play, with Philadelphia without timeouts, Lowry made a tremendous effort to save Batum’s pass.
Kyle Lowry steal… Joel Embiid 3-pointer
Philly takes the lead late in the 4th quarter on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/uOxGHf2Jnw
— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2024
Lowry finished with 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals…and a peculiar gesture towards Bam Adebayo as a mockery. One could even assume that it does a comb under the shirt. When everything seemed lost in February, Lowry found his place and will play in the Playoffs for the tenth time in the last eleven seasons. being very probably a holder in the next duels against the Knicks.
Kyle Lowry to the Heat pic.twitter.com/M5Vii601GQ
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Lowry was aware of what was at stake, experience is a degree in that sense, but he was prepared for a personal battle. A redemption in the form of a victory against a team that passed away from him overnight, something he had never experienced. In the pregame, it was the first player to take to the court to prepare three hours before From the initial jump, Lowry was already getting his feel, shooting baskets and getting psyched for an important night.
Kyle Lowry is the first Sixer out here 3 hours before game time. Sixers secret weapon against the Heat? He was with the Heat last year going all the way to the NBA Finals from the play in tournament. Tyrese Maxey says Kyle has given the Sixers great scouting reports pic.twitter.com/mlSqPucboZ
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) April 17, 2024
A DELAY IN A FLIGHT THAT DELETED LOWRY FROM MIAMI
After a great time with the Toronto Raptors and three years in Miami, the Heat They discarded Kyle Lowry to join Terry Rozier past trade deadline. In this Play-in, the point guard had the opportunity to redeem himself against his ‘ex’ and help his new team get a Playoff ticket at the expense of his old team.
JUST JN: Miami is nearing a trade to acquire Charlotte’s Terry Rozier for a package sending Kyle Lowry and draft compensation that includes a first-round pick, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/FGFkpDifYe
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 23, 2024
Lowry was important for Miami, he recovered from knee injuries last season to play in the sprint that the Heat towards the NBA Finals. It even seemed like it was part of the project this year, as it was starter in 35 games for Erik Spoelstra before the relationship with the team seemed to suddenly sour. Curiously, a situation that occurred shortly before the end of the market, when weather delayed Lowry’s flight to join the team after the All-Star break. He was scratched from the starting lineup for a game with Atlanta on January 20 and a week later he was transferred to Charlotte by Rozier.
2024-04-18 08:05:00
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