The Miami Heat turned around their season on Monday night, all because of a couple key adjustments that threw the Sixers off their game.
The Philadelphia 76ers entered the playoffs in a unique situation. Led by Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, two players with a combined 177 games of NBA experience, the Sixers overachieved their way to the three-seed in the Eastern Conference and some unexpectedly lofty postseason expectations.
For most teams as young as Philadelphia, winning 52 games would have made the season successful regardless of the playoff result; but with the other East contenders facing injuries, dysfunction, and past playoff demons, Philly became a trendy pick to make the NBA Finals.