Highlights: Miami Heat 99-90 Philadelphia 76ers in NBA Playoff 2022
Miami Heat win 99-90 and thus win the series 4-2 against the Philadelphia 76ers to be once again in the Eastern Conference Finals where they await the Milwaukee Bucks or Boston Celtics.
Miami has the confidence and the desire to take the victory in Philadelphia to close the series, the 76ers will have to look to Harden or Embiid for the figures to come back on the scoreboard.
Joel Embiid with 9 points starts to take advantage of Miami not using Bam Adebayo all the time, though Miami becomes a shooting team when the center isn't there
The teams are ready for tonight's game, where the Heat visit the 76ers in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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For the home team Embiid, Joe and Thybulle are doubtful, while for the visitors Strus, Martin, Tucker, Herro and Vincent could participate, while Lowry will not play.
The Wells Fargo Center is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1996 at a cost of $210 million and has the capacity to hold 21,600 spectators.
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Although he had a dip in terms of his points average from 30.6 in the regular season to 24 in the playoffs, Joel Embiid is the most decisive player for tonight's home team.
The Cameroonian giant brings too much on the defensive end for the 76ers and they struggled a lot when he was out, but it looks like his return may come too late to try to make the Eastern Conference Finals.
Jimmy Butler is the star and leader of the Miami Heat with his 28.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, leading in 2 of the 3 most important statistics of his squad.
Butler will be looking to eliminate his former teammates and great friend Joel Embiid, after spending the 18-19 season with them before arriving in Florida.
Philadelphia and the need for the Embiid-Harden union
The 76ers suffered two consecutive losses in the beginning of the series without Joel Embiid in their starting lineup and on the wing.
Since the return of the Cameroonian giant, the defensive aspect has improved significantly and James Harden has had a great performance, however they need to give something more to win the sixth game and then look to eliminate the Heat in Miami.
Miami will look to advance to the conference finals.
The Heat want to maintain their role as favorites in the East as they have the best record in the entire conference, thanks to Jimmy Butler and his 28.2 units per game in the postseason, Bam Adebayo with 15.1 and the big surprise of the season Tyler Herro with an average of 14.2 points.
Game 6 of the Eastern second round series is played
The decisive game 6 of the series between Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers will be important as it could mean the passage to the Eastern Conference Finals with a victory for the visitors or Philadelphia would have to force a seventh and decisive game in Miami.
The Heat finished as the best team in the East with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, while the 76ers finished fourth with 51 wins and 31 losses.
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