NBA: 76ers hold off Heat, advance to face Knicks in first round

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Joel Embiid collected 23 points and 15 rebounds and Nicolas Batum drained six 3-pointers to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-104 victory over the Miami Heat in an NBA play-in game on Wednesday.

Batum finished with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor, and Tyrese Maxey added 19 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded 11 points and eight rebounds, and Tobias Harris added nine points and 10 boards.The seventh-seeded 76ers outscored Miami 66-53 in the second half to set up an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the second-seeded New York Knicks. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Saturday in New York.

Oubre connected on a driving layup with 36 seconds left and made the ensuing foul shot to complete the three-point play.Batum blocked Herro's 3-pointer and Maxey made a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 101-96. Highsmith and Jaquez scored from in close to trim Miami's deficit. Oubre and Maxey each sank a pair of free throws to create enough distance to overcome Herro's free throw and 3-pointer in the waning moments.

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