On April 18, Beijing time, in the NBA play-offs, the 76ers narrowly defeated the Heat 105-104 at home, thus advancing to the playoffs as the 7th in the East, and they will play against the Knicks in the first round; Embiid scored 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-17 shooting and 9-of-10 free throws, and 8 points in the last 166 seconds of the final quarter and delivered the winning assist, Batum won the block with 20 points and 5 rebounds; Butler scored 19 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 5 steals on 5-of-18 shooting, and was plagued by a knee injury in the final quarter with only 2 points.
In the 7th battle in the East, the 76ers opened with a 12-4 lead of 8 points, Embiid made Adebayo foul twice, and then the Heat counterattacked to chase the score, Butler stole Embiid and then counterattacked and dunked, Harris and Lowry scored to stop the bleeding, but the 76ers suddenly fell into a scoring drought, the Heat overtook the score 8-0, the Heat led by 1 point 23-22 after the first quarter, and there were 1.5 seconds left in the first quarter, Butler's knee was injured, Riley and Mourning were very worried, but fortunately, his injury was okay and continued to play with injuries.
In the second quarter, the Heat used joint defense tactics to limit the 76ers, Butler led the team to play a 14-4 attack wave, and the Heat instantly led to 11 points; Harris and Reed broke the deadlock for the 76ers, but the 76ers chased 5 points and then were extended by the Heat to take the lead, Wright, Herro and Martin sent three points one after another, and the Heat led by 12 points at halftime.
In the first half, Embiid had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls on 2-of-8 shooting, with a plus/minus of -14, while Butler had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals on 2-of-8 shooting, with a plus/minus of +12.
In the second half, the two teams started to see-saw in the third quarter, and the Heat maintained a double-digit lead, but after 59-47, the Heat lost power, and the 76ers played a 12-2 offensive to chase 2 points, Butler stopped the bleeding with three points, the 76ers continued to chase points, Love and Harkes delivered three points, and the Heat led by 5 points at 74-69 after the third quarter, Butler scored 9 points on 2 of 8 in this quarter, and Embiid scored 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 1 of 4.
In the final quarter, the 76ers overtook by 4 points at 13-4, Butler steals and counterattacks, covering his knees and still looking painful, Maxey breaks through for a layup, Herro stops the game with three points;
In the key 3 minutes, Herro made a quick stop to shoot, Embiid made two fouls and hit three points from the outside, Herro scored another 2 points, Embiid key 2+1, Highsmith threw 2 points, Herro made a fatal mistake, 36 seconds Embiid assisted Oubre to win 2+1, Herro was hatted by Batum, Oubre hit two key free throws, Herro continued to kill three points too late, and finally the 76ers won the promotion battle at home, Embiid and Maxey laughed and celebrated wildly after the game, and Butler limped off the court.