How the Sixers Survived the Heat's Zone Defense

After one of the worst first halves in the history of basketball, the Sixers figured out how to break Miami's 2-3 Zone just in time.

Through the first 24 minutes of game time on Wednesday, it had never been more over. Joel Embiid couldn’t get the ball. Tyrese Maxey kept committing turnovers. The Sixers’ good shooters refused to shoot. It had never been more over.

Then, almost as it came from deep within themselves, the Sixers found an invincible “We’re so back” at just the right time. They finally figured out how to beat the Heat’s 2-3 zone defense in the second half, and completed one of the most memorable wins in the past decade of Sixers’ basketball.

Here’s a full, in-depth video breakdown of how the Heat’s zone defense works, why the Sixers struggled against it, and how they eventually figured out what to do: