Miami Heat Regain Control Of Series With Dominant Victory Against the Sixers

Heat are now ahead 3-2 in the series against Sixers

The Miami Heat regained control of their series against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. 

Behind Jimmy Butler's 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists, the Heat defeated the Sixers 120-85 Tuesday at FTX Arena in Game 5. The series is now 3-2. 

“He’s a great competitor at his core, at his heart and his soul," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "An ultimate competitor. When you get into competition, he understands the whole deal that you have to be able to do it on both ends. That’s what he’s been doing for us for three years. Really competing on both ends. But he’s able to compete with a ferocity and do it with an incredible, stable mind. That is really unique. When it gets the craziest is when he is really just locked in on making sure that is solid, winning basketball for our team.”

The Heat can close the series Thursday in Philadelphia. 

“Each game is different," Butler said. "Like I told the team, we just did what we were supposed to do. I don’t think winning at home was a surprise to anybody. They did what they were supposed to do the past two games. Now we’re supposed to go and win one on the road, do the hard job. I think we’re capable of it if we get some stops and then if shots fall, shots fall. It’s a hard place to play. I’ve played there before being in a Sixers jersey. I know how that crowd gets. We have to go in there. We need this, we do.” 

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