The Sixers will face Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, who advanced out of the play-in tournament last season and made it all the way to the NBA Finals.
Joel Embiid and the Sixers will have two chances to advance to the NBA playoffs. If they win one play-in game, they're in. If they lose two games, their season is over.
Whichever team loses will play the winner of the Eastern Conference’s other play-in game, between the No. 9 seed Chicago Bulls and No. 10 seed Atlanta Hawks. The winner of that game will face the No. 1 seed Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, while the loser’s season will be over. The Heat advanced out of the play-in tournament last season and made it all the way to the NBA Finals, where they ultimately lost to the Denver Nuggets.. “Jimmy Butler is not the only obstacle, but he is the biggest one. He is the most significant one. Concretely. Abstractly. Biblically.”The play-in tournament begins Tuesday and runs through Friday.
The No. 7 seed hosts the No. 8 seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the No. 7 seed. The loser hosts the winner of the second play-in game, between the No. 9 seed and No. 10 seed. The winner of that game advances to the playoffs as the No. 8 seed.98-91 win in South Philly on March 18.
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