Daily News | Heat guard Kyle Lowry will miss Game 5 vs. Sixers with a strained left hamstring
Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry will not play against the 76ers Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals because of a strained left hamstring.and right thumb sprain, but is expected to play. Embiid, who was at Tuesday morning’s shootaround, played in Games 3 and 4 despite being listed on the injury report.
Lowry, a Cardinal Dougherty and Villanova product, originally suffered the injury on April 22 in Game 3 of the Heat’s first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks. He was sidelined until Friday when he faced the Sixers in Game 3 . However, he aggravated the injury in Sunday’s Game 4.Joel Embiid’s presence helped the Sixers prevail in Philly. They hope that momentum carries over to Game 5.The star failed to score a point and missed four shot attempts in his first game back.
Miami is 0-2 this series when he plays. They’re 2-0 when he sits. Of course, Embiid also played during Lowry’s return. In other injury news, Miami’s Dewayne Dedmon , Tyler Herro , Caleb Martin , Max Strus , P.J. Tucker and Gabe Vincent are listed as questionable, but are expected to play. Meanwhile, Sixers guard Isaiah Joe is questionable.
Game 6 will be played at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center. If needed, Game 7 will be Sunday at FTX Arena.
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