76ers beat Heat with a lot of emotion and Bulls dominate Hawks

On the night of last Wednesday, the 17th, the Eastern Conference saw the first play-in matches of the NBA catch fire! On one side, Philadelphia 76ers It is Miami Heat in a duel of great emotion, resolved only in the final seconds. From the other, Chicago Bulls dominates the Atlanta Hawks with Coby White flying. See now a summary of the two clashes.

During the first duel of the night, everything indicated that the Heat would reach seventh place in the table. Opening more than 20 points of advantage, the serious injury to the knee of Jimmy Butler ended up taking the match in another direction. With a brilliant performance by Nicolas Batumwho shone in the final moments, hitting six three-pointers and a crucial block in Tyler Herro, the Sixers ended up winning 105 to 104. The highlight of the night was Joel Embiid, who scored 23 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and made 15 assists. Now the Pennsylvania franchise faces the New York Knicks in the first round of the league playoffs.

But the best player of the round was certainly Coby White. With the help of DeMar DeRozan, number 0 commanded the night, giving the Chicago Bulls a comfortable victory against the Atlanta Hawks. With 42 points (the highest mark of his career), nine rebounds and six assists, the athlete was largely responsible for the 131 to 116 triumph. Now, the Illinois team faces the Heat, in search of eighth place to face the Boston Celtics in the opening round of the NBA postseason.