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Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat: NBA Live Stream, Schedule, Probable Lineups, Injury Report, April 6, 2023

The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat will take place at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 PM ET.

By Niranjan Shivalkar | Apr 6, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the Miami Heat to the Wells Fargo Center for an NBA game on Thursday. The Philadelphia 76ers won 103-101 in their last game over the Celtics. Joel Embiid earned the highest stamp of approval from coach Doc Rivers after the All-Star center blistered Boston for his third 50-point game of the season and carried the 76ers on his beat-up, 7-foot frame to victory. “The MVP race is over,” Rivers said.

There’s an argument to be made for Denver’s Nikola Jokic or Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. Embiid, though, certainly won’t argue with his coach or Sixers teammates stumping on his behalf. “They’re probably right,” Embiid said with a laugh. “But we have bigger goals in mind.” Embiid strengthened his bid for the award with 52 points and 13 rebounds, and the NBA scoring leader carried Philadelphia to a 103-101 win over the Celtics on Tuesday night.

Embiid made 20 of 25 shots from the floor and 12 of 13 free throws en route to his ninth game of the season with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds. He joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA centers with three 50-point games in a season. Embiid had a career-high 59 points against the Utah Jazz in November and 53 against Charlotte in December. Considering the magnitude of this game — the 76ers hadn’t beat their East rivals all season — this effort was the most impressive one yet.

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat on the other hand won 105-118 against the Pistons in their last game. Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat avoided an embarrassing loss by rallying to beat the hapless Detroit Pistons 118-105 on Tuesday night. Miami (42-37) kept its chance of escaping the Play-In tournament alive, but Detroit (16-63) made it tough before losing its 10th straight and falling to 1-21 in its last 22 games.

“We had a lot of guys contribute to this win, but Jimmy did what closers do,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We just need to get him the ball and we trust that he’s going to make the right decisions. “That’s what he does.” Gabe Vincent scored 22 points for the Heat while Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had 18 apiece. Jaden Ivey scored 30 points on 15 shots for the Pistons, while fellow rookie Jalen Duren had 20 points and 14 rebounds.

“I’ve just been constantly working on my 3-point shot,” said Ivey, who was 4 for 6 from behind the arc. “I was getting down on myself when I wasn’t making them earlier in the year, but that’s changed.” The Heat led 80-79 at the start of the fourth quarter, but weren’t able to pull away from the NBA’s worst team. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Cory Joseph put Detroit ahead 97-94 with 6:42 left, but Butler’s floater gave Miami a 100-99 edge with 4:35 remaining.