Schedule and 2021-22 Results:
Regular Season Records: Miami 53-29, Philadelphia 51-31
Game 1 on Monday, 02 May: Philadelphia loses at Miami, 106-pts-92
Game 2 on Wednesday, 04 May: Philadelphia loses at Miami, 119-pts-103
Game 3 on Friday, 06 May: Miami loses at Philadelphia, 99-pts-79
Game 4 on Sunday, 08 May: Miami loses at Philadelphia, 116-pts-108
Game 5 on Tuesday, 10 May: Philadelphia loses at Miami, 120-pts-85
Game 6 on Thursday, 12 May: Miami wins at Philadelphia, 99-pts-90

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Miami Heat visited and bested the Philadelphia 76ers 99-pts-90 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1508 victory. With the series 1508 win, the Miami Heat improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 28-13 overall and 9-3 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1508 loss, the Philadelphia 76ers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 23-30 overall and 9-15 (with an active six-series losing streak in the Quarterfinals round) in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Miami Heat in series 1508 was WWLLWW: Series 1508 thus becomes the 14th NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 37th NBA series (all rounds), and the 84th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 5: The Miami Heat hosted and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 120-pts-85 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1508 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Miami Heat have a series record of 8-2 (with an active seven-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 6-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 0-15 and a Game 6 record of 7-8. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series, teams such as the Miami Heat in series 1508 which were tied 2-games-all and win Game 5 at home by 35 or more points have a series record of 4-0.

After Game 4: The Philadelphia 76ers hosted and defeated the Miami Heat 116-pts-108 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1508 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Miami Heat have a series record of 8-6 and a Game 5 record of 7-7, while the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 5-10 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 5-10 (with an active six-Game 5 losing streak). In all fifteen best-of-7 NBA playoff series in which the Philadelphia 76ers were tied 2-games-all, the 76ers Game 5 outcome presaged their series outcome (five wins, ten losses).

After Game 3: The Philadelphia 76ers hosted and bested the Miami Heat 99-pts-79 to reduce the Miami Heat best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1508 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Miami Heat have a series record of 15-4 (with an active nine-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 10-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 2-14 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 6-10. The sole Philadelphia series wins in the wake of a 2-games-1 deficit in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series occurred in series 838 (in the 2001 NBA Quarterfinals over the Toronto Raptors) and series 842 (in the 2001 NBA Semifinals over the Milwaukee Bucks).

After Game 2: The Miami Heat hosted and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-pts-103 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1508 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 16-0 and a Game 3 record of 8-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 0-13 and a Game 3 record of 6-7. After eight quarters of series 1508, Miami has trailed Philadelphia after only one of them (by a single point, after the second quarter of series 1508 Game 1).

After Game 1: The Miami Heat hosted and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 106-pts-92 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1508 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Miami Heat have a series record of 19-3 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 16-6 (with an active four-Game 2 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 5-22 and a Game 2 record of 14-13. In Miami's last seven best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Heat Game 1 outcome presaged the Heat series outcome (four wins, three losses).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2021-22 NBA regular season, the Miami Heat finished two games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. From 1947 through the 2022 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by two regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 21-15 (.583) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1508 is the 41st best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Miami Heat, and the 53rd for the Philadelphia 76ers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Miami Heat have an all-rounds series record of 27-13, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 8-3, and a Game 1 record of 22-18, while the Philadelphia 76ers have an all-rounds series record of 23-29, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 9-14 (with an active five-series losing streak in the Quarterfinals round), and a Game 1 record of 25-27. Series 1508 is the third best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers. In their previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series meetings, Miami defeated Philadelphia in five games in series 1138 (in the 2011 NBA Preliminary round), while Philadelphia defeated Miami in five games in series 1370 (in the 2018 NBA Preliminary round). In the last seven best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Miami Heat, their Game 1 outcome has presaged their series outcome (four wins, three losses).