Following the win — and some help from the Brooklyn Nets — it’s not out of the question that the Sixers could avoid the Play-In Tournament and secure a first-round playoff berth.
That was made possible with help from the Brooklyn Nets, and the Sixers later helping themselves. The Nets gave the Sixers some hope Wednesday when they defeated Indiana, knocking the Pacers out of sixth place.
The Sixers took a 107-102 lead on a 13-0 run with 1 minute, 33 seconds left after Miami was held scoreless for five minutes. The Heat hit a three-pointer with 45 seconds remaining to pull within two points, butWith the win, the eighth-place Sixers pulled within a game of the once-again sixth-place Pacers with five games remaining.
The Sixers finished their season series with the seventh-place Heat tied at two games apiece. That denies Miami from the head-to-head tiebreaker, should the squads finish the regular season with identical records.
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