Jimmy Butler unstoppable in the second half
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Dell Dude
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Thread related. Heat @ Sixers, April 17.
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One last thing regarding the Lakers, they're 0-3 vs Sac this year losing by an average of 10 points per game, and they're 1-3 vs GS also losing by an average of 10 points per game, with their only win coming by 1 point in OT, and while I understand the playoffs are a different animal, they're playing with fire if they lose tonight and have to play a team that they're a combined 1-7 against, and the majority of those losses haven't been close
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I'm assuming the Greek God will not reach 100%. We already know New York lost an important player. Nobody else can beat Boston even if houthis healthy unless they get key injuries.
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CBS "experts" pick Philly:
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Botkin: Joel Embiid being back and looking pretty damn great is going to unlock Tyrese Maxey to go big in this game and as long as Philadelphia lasts in the playoffs. I have no doubt that Miami will turn this into a slugfest, but Philly still prevails.
Herbert: I don't trust Miami to score enough in this matchup, provided that Joel Embiid is on the floor and functional.
Maloney: Joel Embiid is back and the Sixers are cruising. Their eight-game winning streak to close the regular season wasn't enough to lift them out of the Play-In Tournament, but it did get them home court in the 7 vs. 8 game and they are 19-5 at the Wells Fargo Center with Embiid in the lineup this season.
Quinn: As tempting as it is to simply pick Philadelphia on the basis of Joel Embiid's seemingly renewed health, I actually expect this to be a Tyrese Maxey game. The 76ers and Heat have played three times in the past six weeks and Maxey scored 87 total points in those games. The Heat have one of the NBA's best defenses, but their kryptonite is speed on the perimeter. Maxey is going to lead the 76ers to a win and the playoffs.
Ward-Henninger: There's just no answer for Joel Embiid (sorry, Bam), and I don't trust the Heat to score enough to stay with a team that's gotten most of its pieces back.
Wimbish: Is Joel Embiid playing? Yes? OK, then this was a pretty easy decision. Bam Adebayo will do his best, but having Embiid unlocks so much for the Sixers, and the Heat -- as dangerous as they can be this time of year -- just haven't shown they can be consistent enough for this matchup.
NBA Play-In Tournament predictions: Expert picks with Warriors, Lakers, 76ers, Heat trying to advance
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Botkin: Joel Embiid being back and looking pretty damn great is going to unlock Tyrese Maxey to go big in this game and as long as Philadelphia lasts in the playoffs. I have no doubt that Miami will turn this into a slugfest, but Philly still prevails.
Herbert: I don't trust Miami to score enough in this matchup, provided that Joel Embiid is on the floor and functional.
Maloney: Joel Embiid is back and the Sixers are cruising. Their eight-game winning streak to close the regular season wasn't enough to lift them out of the Play-In Tournament, but it did get them home court in the 7 vs. 8 game and they are 19-5 at the Wells Fargo Center with Embiid in the lineup this season.
Quinn: As tempting as it is to simply pick Philadelphia on the basis of Joel Embiid's seemingly renewed health, I actually expect this to be a Tyrese Maxey game. The 76ers and Heat have played three times in the past six weeks and Maxey scored 87 total points in those games. The Heat have one of the NBA's best defenses, but their kryptonite is speed on the perimeter. Maxey is going to lead the 76ers to a win and the playoffs.
Ward-Henninger: There's just no answer for Joel Embiid (sorry, Bam), and I don't trust the Heat to score enough to stay with a team that's gotten most of its pieces back.
Wimbish: Is Joel Embiid playing? Yes? OK, then this was a pretty easy decision. Bam Adebayo will do his best, but having Embiid unlocks so much for the Sixers, and the Heat -- as dangerous as they can be this time of year -- just haven't shown they can be consistent enough for this matchup.
anyway.
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Thank you. Counting them...