Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler lead Heat past 76ers in Game 2

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Bam Adebayo caught a lob for an alley-oop dunk midway through the fourth quarter, then threw a lob to Jimmy Butler for another dunk about a minute later.

Both were very easy.

Joel Embiid could complicate those plays going forward — and the Miami Heat are heading north expecting that he might be waiting for them.

Adebayo scored 23 points, Butler had 22 points and 12 assists, and the Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-103 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

"It's always nice to win," Butler said. "We just did what we're supposed to do at home."

Victor Oladipo scored 19 points on his 30th birthday and Tyler Herro added 18 for the Heat, the East’s No. 1 seed. Oladipo had 10 of those points in the fourth quarter.

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives to the basket as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) defends, during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Miami.  (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Tyrese Maxey scored 34 points for Philadelphia, which got 21 from Tobias Harris and 20 from James Harden.

"We’ve just got to go back to the drawing board and try to figure it out," Maxey said.

A 10-0 run in the fourth turned an eight-point Miami lead into an 18-point edge, sealing the win and ensuring the Heat would hold home court before the series shifts north. Game 3 is Friday in Philadelphia.

And now, the Heat will hope history holds — and the 76ers will hope it doesn’t.

Miami has taken a 2-0 lead in 18 previous series, including the first round this season against Atlanta, and won the matchup