The Heat want to secure a good spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament in order to reach a postseason berth. This journey to the end of the regular season has started off quite well. With their dominant 118-95 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Tyler Herro knows exactly what goal they are aiming for.

Tyler Herro scored 30 points and Alec Burks chipped in 20 as the Miami Heat smashed the host Philadelphia 76ers 118-95 on Saturday in the opener of a three-game road trip.

Halftime: Heat 62, Sixers 53. Quentin Grimes didn’t score in the second quarter — he’s stuck at 11 points — but Jared Butler has nine points and six assists. Tyler Herro leading the way for Miami with 17 points,

So how exactly did we get here, the Miami Heat spending these final two weeks of the season not only having to accept the reality of a third consecutive trip to the play-in round, but for the first time likely having to start that trip from the bottom of the play-in round?

The Sixers snapped a string of seven consecutive playoff appearances. While they might be in position to keep their first-round pick, signing Paul George and extending Joel Embiid could be a setback.

With their loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday night, the Sixers have officially been eliminated from postseason contention in the 2024-25 season. With eight games left on their schedule, the 23-51 Sixers can finish no higher than 11th in the Eastern Conference.

Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Saturday night game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers fall sort to the Miami Heat on Saturday and are officially eliminated from payoff contention.