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Jimmy Butler led the Heat’s first-half dominance with 19 points, five assists, four rebounds and five steals but suffered a knee injury and was limping by the end of the game. <\/p>\n
The win secures the seventh seed spot for the 76ers in the Eastern conference, and they will face the New York Knicks <\/b>in the first round of the play-offs. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Heat will face the Chicago Bulls <\/b>in the play-in eliminator on Friday to decide the eighth and final play-off spot.<\/p>\n
The Bulls reached the eliminator by beating the Atlanta Hawks <\/b>131-116.<\/p>\n
Coby White starred in a comfortable Bulls victory with a career-best 42 points and Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n
The Bulls raced to a 40-22 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Hawks kept themselves in contention and trailed by just three points with five minutes remaining. <\/p>\n
But a three-pointer from Vucevic helped kickstart the Bulls’ momentum and they pulled away for the win.<\/p>\n
Dejounte Murray scored 30 points as the Hawks’ season ended, with Trae Young and Clint Capela adding 22 points apiece and Bogdan Bogdanovic 21. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n