Jimmy Butler hero, James Harden bad games lead to 76ers elimination.

Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and grabbed 8 rebounds as the Miami brought the Heat to Philadelphia Thursday night to eliminate the 76ers out of the playoffs and move to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the winner of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics.

Miami came out focused and took control of the game during the first quarter taking a 28-25 lead after one. Allthough the score was only 3 after the first, it seemed like the Heat had a much larger advantage.

Philadephia big man Joel Embiid kept the Sixers in the game for the majority of the first half and James Harden played decent, shooting 4-7 throught 2 quarters for 11 points and with the game tied going into halftime, it seemed like the Sixers had a shot to win the game.

Miami used a strong third quarter behind Jimmy Butler and co. while James Harden and Embiid both struggled to continue their good play and Philly fell behind big after 3 quarters. Miami never looked back.

The Miami Heat eliminated Philly and now look to advance to the finals for the 2nd time in three years once they play the winner between the Bucks and the Celtics. This series should be a good one.