Joel Embiid rang the ceremonial Liberty Bell, and the Sixers made a whole lot of noise as the new edition of The Process began with a resonance that will echo throughout the NBA.
Too young? Ha!
Team elders Ersan Ilyasova, Marco Belinelli and J.J. Redick brought their multiple years of experience to the first edition of what could be a very raucous postseason party, and Rookie of the Year shoo-in Ben Simmons finished just one rebound shy of a triple-double in his postseason debut.
It was a fine display of the harmony and success that have enveloped this team over the past two months, and the Heat -- after keeping things tiht in the first half -- were helpless to find answers to the array of weapons Bryan Colangelo has assembled.