On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs continued, and the 76ers narrowly defeated the Heat 105-104 at home and successfully advanced to the playoffs, and will face the Knicks, who are second in the East, in the first round. The two teams played very close in this game, and the Heat once took a 14-point lead, but in the second half, the 76ers quickly caught up with the score, and fell into a tug-of-war in the final quarter, Oubre played a key 2+1, and the Heat failed to respond, and finally lost regrettably.
This time, the core state of the 76ers is not good, Embiid is still affected by injuries, and he can't bring more lethality on the court, 6 of 17 in the game, 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, fortunately, he scored 11 points alone in the final quarter, and he can continue to score points at critical moments, successfully helping the team win the game. Maxey, on his side, finished with 19 points and six assists on 6-of-16 shooting. However, this time the 76ers were able to win, thanks to the veteran Batum on the bench, who is really a treasure.
Batum directly changed the situation on the court in the second half, when the 76ers were on the passive, and his three-pointer directly helped the team to set off an offensive wave, and then continued to hit from the outside to help the team catch up with the score. In the final quarter, it was Batum who hit two three-pointers in a row to help the team overtake the score. In addition to his performance on the offensive end, he also blocked Herro's three-pointer at the end of the defensive end, depriving the Heat of one last chance, and he himself roared in celebration.
Batum scored a season-high 20 points, including 6 of 10 three-pointers, and was really a big contributor to the team's comeback victory. Seeing Batum's such a hot performance, I believe that the most emotional thing is the Clippers, they were reluctant to add him to the trade plan at the beginning, but the 76ers named him, and finally the Clippers reluctantly cut their love. Look at Batum's performance now, and then look at the Clippers' front, there is really a lack of Batum.
And the 76ers got Batum, thanks to Harden, which is also the last property left for the team. Batum may not be able to contribute as much as Harden, but his role on the court is very crucial, both offensively and defensively. Now that the 76ers have advanced to the playoffs, they will face the Knicks in the first round, and they also have a chance to complete the Black Seven Miracle. After all, the reason why the 76ers fell to seventh was mainly due to Embiid's injury, and now that the team is back to health, there is a chance to go further.