MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler likes Miami’s chances against anybody in a seven-game playoff series.
The Heat showed why Thursday night.
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And they showed a little fight, too.
Butler scored 21 points, Bam Adebayo had 18 points and 12 rebounds and the Heat held onto the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 106-94 on Thursday night.
“Nobody intimidates us,” Butler said.
Tyler Herro scored 18 points, Goran Dragic had 15 and Kendrick Nunn added 13. Miami captain Udonis Haslem got his first minutes of the season in the first half, scoring four points and getting ejected with two technical fouls in just under three minutes after going nose-to-nose with Dwight Howard.