PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 12: P.J. Tucker #17 and Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat react against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Six of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at Wells Fargo Center on May 12, 2022 in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA - Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and waved "bye bye" to the Philly crowd as he sent the Miami Heat into the Eastern Conference finals with a 99-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night in Game 6.The Heat will play the winner of the Milwaukee-Boston series.
The defending champion Bucks lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 on Friday night in Milwaukee.The Heat reached the conference finals for the second time in three seasons, again with Butler leading the charge.
Philly fans — and many inside the 76ers organization — still can’t believe the franchise let Butler get away after the 2019 season.
He did not mess around and scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the third quarter when the Heat used a 16-2 run to take control.Joel Embiid, the NBA scoring champion, scored 20 points for Philadelphia on 7-of-24 shooting.Coming off a 35-point victory in Game 5, the Heat wore down a battered Sixers team.