Jimmy Butler lifts Heat to second conference finals in three seasons, knock out 76ers

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The Miami Heat are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in three years.

Miami finished off the Philadelphia 76ers on the road Thursday night 99-90 to win the series 4-2 and advance for a chance to win the conference championship and get back to the NBA Finals.

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Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on during Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 12, 2022 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

Jimmy Butler showed up when the Heat needed him the most. In 43 minutes, Butler scored 32 points on 13-of-29 shooting with eight rebounds and four assists.

After a dagger three-pointer, all Butler could say is "wow."

He was 2-of-6 from three-point range.

Max Strus also came up big for the Heat for the second consecutive game. He was 40% from three-point range and finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the win. P.J. Tucker contributed with 12 points and Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had 10 points each.

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Miami out-rebounded Philadelphia 49-35 and held the 76ers to 41% shooting. Philadelphia only managed to take seven foul shots the entire game. Miami only had 11.

Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler gestures as he runs down the court during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Joel Embiid, with a fractured orbital bone and torn ligament in his right thumb, hit the deck multiple times during the game.