The Miami Heat need to defeat the 76ers in hopes of moving up the Eastern standings, but will do so without veteran guard Duncan Robinson.

The 32-41 Miami Heat have a healthy 5.5-game lead over the 27-47 Toronto Raptors for the 10th and final slot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament bracket. At 23-50, the No. 12-seeded Philadelphia 76ers are nine games behind Miami,

The reality is that with one loss over their remaining eight games, the Miami Heat will have the team’s first losing record since 2018-19. For now, though, for the first time in a long time,

The loss dropped the Sixers to 23-51. It was their seventh-straight loss and 24th in 28 games. Most importantly, they have sole possession of the league’s fifth-worst record. And it eliminated them from postseason contention for the first time in eight seasons.

The Philadelphia 76ers fall sort to the Miami Heat on Saturday and are officially eliminated from payoff contention.

It took just 64 games for the Philadelphia 76ers to be officially eliminated from the postseason race despite coming into the season with championship aspirations. Following a 95-118 loss to the Miami Heat,