Joel Embiid scores 23 points, has the big assist as 76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

Joel Embiid scores 23 points, has the big assist as 76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seedJoel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts during the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat during the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers won 105-104 on April 17, 2024, in Philadelphia.Joel Embiid showed why Philadelphia always has a shot at a long post-season run as long as he’s in the lineup.

The 76ers earned the No. 7 seed and advanced to play the second-seeded New York Knicks in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Game 1 is Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Embiid exploded out of a quiet game late in the fourth and carried the Sixers back from 14 down in the second half. Embiid, who missed 43 games this season, was a non-factor as Nicolas Batum and Buddy Hield improbably sparked the 76ers in the second half. Batum had 20 points.Embiid buried a go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 2:33 left in the game for a 93-91 lead that sent a crowd – that had about booed the Sixers out of the building at the half – into a frenzy.

The 76ers played this one like it was Game 7 – and with good reason. They like their chances against the upstart Knicks rather than playing for the No. 8 seed a date with the NBA’s best, the Boston Celtics.

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