PHILADELPHIA — Thursday was a do-or-die situation for the Philadelphia 76ers as they returned home for Game 6 facing elimination with the Miami Heat. The Sixers had the advantage of being able to be at home and the home team had won the first five games of this series and it had been relatively easy for them.
The Sixers battled to try and keep their season alive as they were only down one at halftime, but the Heat then jumped on them in the third quarter and they led by as many as 20. Heat star Jimmy Butler took Philadelphia’s heart and the Sixers did not respond in a 99-90 loss to Miami.
After it was all over, coach Doc Rivers and the Sixers discussed what went wrong in the loss.