The Sixers were defeated on their home floor in the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second season in a row. They fell 4-2 at the hands of Erik Spoelstra’s Miami Heat. It was a familiar face, a former Sixer Jimmy Butler, who inflicted the most damage.
JB put on a clinic, averaging 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 5.5 dimes in the series. Because of Joel Embiid’s injury situation, the 2022 KIA MVP runner up (for the second season in a row) couldn’t sustain the level of dominance fans had grown accustomed to while playing through a fractured orbital bone, and torn shooting thumb.