The Heat reached the conference finals for the second time in three seasons, again with Butler leading the charge. Joel Embiid, the NBA scoring champion, scored 20 points for Philadelphia on seven-of-24 shooting. Coming off a 35-point victory in Game 5, the Heat wore down a battered Sixers team. Mavericks 113, Suns 86DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 33 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 113-86 on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals. Paul mostly avoided the problems with turnovers and fouls that cost the Suns in the first two losses in Dallas.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 13, 2022 15:44 UTC