March 21, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) dribbles the ball against Philadelphia 76er forward George Niang (20) during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Heat are looking to return to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. But first, they have to get past Philadelphia 76ers in the second round.
All of the top teams in the Eastern Conference have advanced to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The top seed, the Miami Heat, is looking to return to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. But in order to do so, they would have to pass the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round.
Jimmy Butler will lead The Heat, which the team earned in scoring and trading from the 76ers. But Philadelphia will be without star Joel Embiid for an indefinite period of time due to an orbital fracture and a concussion.
For those who want to know the full schedule for this series, we’ve got you covered.
Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers Match Schedule
Here is the full schedule for the second round series between Miami and Philadelphia:
- Game 1: Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, Monday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT
- Game 2: Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT
- The third game: Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Fourth game: Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers, Sunday, May 8 at 8:00 PM ET on TNT
- Fifth game (if needed): Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, Tuesday, May 10 at TBD on TNT
- Game 6 (if needed): Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers, Thursday, May 12th at TBD on ESPN
- Game 7 (if needed): Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, Sunday, May 15
Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers predictions
Miami finished with the top seed in the East for a reason. They proved it in the first round after knocking out the Atlanta Hawks and Tra Young in five games. They even closed the series in Game 5 with Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry sitting.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia had a big 3-0 lead in the series over the Toronto Raptors in the first round, but then lost the next two games. However, they were able to lock it down in Game 6, only to find that Embiid would be sitting indefinitely due to the above injuries.
Even if Embiid is active, Miami is still the better team, and they will advance to the conference finals.
Prediction: Miami at 6
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