Butler scores 32 as Heat beat 76ers, advance to Eastern Conference finals
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Published: May. 12, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and waved “bye bye” to the Philadelphia 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 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 in the third quarter when the Heat used a 16-2 run to take control.
Joel Embiid scored 20 points for Philadelphia on 7-of-24 shooting.
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