Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers 5/8/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Miami Heat visit the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals best-of-seven series. Miami leads the series 2-1 but was defeated by Philadelphia in Game 3 on Friday night 99-79. The leading scorer for Miami in the loss was Jimmy Butler with 33 points, Miami was held to 35.1% shooting overall and 23.3% shooting from three-point territory. 

Jimmy Butler is the leading scorer for Miami during the postseason with an average of 26.5 points per game and Butler is also the leader in assists with an average of 6.0 assists per game. Bam Adebayo is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.7 rebounds per game. Adebayo is the second leading scorer for Miami with an average of 15.6 points per game. Miami has five players averaging double-figures in scoring during the postseason.

Philadelphia looks to even the series at 2-2 with a victory in Game 4 on Sunday at home. In Friday's Game 3 win, the leading scorer was Danny Green with 21 points but Philadelphia received a big lift from Joel Embiid, who returned after missing the first two games of the series, due to a concussion. Philadelphia outrebounded Miami 44-35. Philadelphia shot 47.8% overall and an impressive 48.5% from three-point territory.

During the postseason, the leading scorer and rebounder for Philadelphia is Joel Embiid with averages of 26.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Tyrese Maxey is the second-leading scorer with an average of 22.6 points per game. James Harden is the leader in assists with an average of 9.4 assists per game. Philadelphia has four players averaging double-figures in scoring during the postseason.