MIAMI — The 76ers are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals for just the third time in 15 years. They have not reached the semifinals since 2012.
They have a three-games-to-one advantage in the quarterfinals over the Miami Heat. The Sixers could clinch the series Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.
One would think that Brett Brown would use the infrequent conference semifinal appearances as motivation. If so, the coach has yet to do it publicly.
“We are just trying to do our job,” Brown said Saturday of Game 5. “It’s that boring or that simple.