NBA Playoffs: 76ers Advance To Next Round After Beating Heat
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons shined again in front of rapper Meek Mill, and the dominant duo ushered the nightmares-into-dreams Process of the Philadelphia 76ers into the second round with a 104-91 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.
The 76ers, winners of 10 games just two seasons ago, are in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time since 2012.
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Redick 27 PTS / 2 AST
Embiid 19 PTS / 12 REB
Simmons 14 PTS / 6 AST / 10 REB
Belinelli 11 PTS / 3 AST
Covington 10 PTS / 5 REB
Saric 8 PTS / 5 AST / 5 REB
Johnson 6 PTS / 4 REB
Ilyasova 5 PTS / 4 AST / 10 REB
McConnell 4 PTS / 3 AST / 3 REB
They await the winner of Milwaukee-Boston. The Celtics lead the series 3-2.
The Sixers won the series 4-1 and turned the Wells Fargo Center into the wildest house party in the city. Embiid had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Simmons had 14 points and 10 boards, and the entire team had rappers, politicians, actors and kids dancing along for the ride.
Mill made a dramatic return hours after Pennsylvania's highest court ordered him freed while he appeals decade-old gun and drug convictions.
He was taken from prison by helicopter to Philadelphia, where he rang the ceremonial bell at the start of Game 5.
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