The Philadelphia 76ers are all set to enter the jungle of the Play in Tournament for the first time in the history! They’ll be hosting the Miami Heat on Wednesday night with their close encounter starting from home.
The 76ers are on a high after having closed the regular season with a good run itself resulting from the 8-game winning string. They’re confident and know what’s on the line: to face the New Jersey Nets who were a contender for the NBA title (NYK in the 1st round of the playoffs)
A 2-2 regular season record has been an indicator of a grueling series with some battles to the finish line for the two teams. Miami has twice been a Play-In participant, as it indeed won its place in the Finals last year, having overcome this exact tournament.
Amongst Miami’s features, the Sixers need to stress their attack, right from the point of the game. For this to happen, team members, especially the likes of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid (whose participation may be doubtful) will be key factors in Philadelphia’s success.
Let’s see what makes Miami tough to beat:
Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, and Bam Adebayo are their high-scoring core, but the defensive foundation represents Adebayo. Besides, Miami has some flu season to handle but Robinson Duncan is reported to be in the squad.
To the Sixers, All-Star Joel Embiid’s MVP type of season marked a new career shower-he set a career-high in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Young player Tyrese Maxey also had his unexpected stellar performance, a fact attested with his career records all high.
Bu this is gonna be a difficult game! Let’s embrace an upcoming atmosphere with Play-In game of 76ers against the Heat coming up!
