Erik Spoelstra discussed the Miami Heat's upcoming series against the Philadelphia Sixers, including the difficulty of guarding both James Harden and Joel Embiid. 

"They have two guys that really know how to draw fouls and do it exceptionally well," said Spoelstra on Friday.

Spoelstra made his comments before Embiid was ruled out indefinitely due to an orbital fracture. 

Spoelstra added that Harden changes the look of the Sixers from their previous matchups.

"You're talking about an MVP player," said Spoelstra. "A guy who can manipulate the game; he can hurt you whether he's scoring or whether he's assisting, or whether he's just manipulating the defense."

Bam Adebayo said that he expects Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry to both be ready for Game 1 on Monday night.

"I'm expecting them to just get healthy day by day, honestly," Adebayo said. "If they can go, they can go. If they're not, we got to go out there regardless."

The Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 to close out the series in Game 6 on Thursday night.

The Suns were lead by Chris Paul, who scored 33 points on an NBA playoff record 14-of-14 from the field.

"It's unbelievably special, you have no idea how special it is for me," said Paul. "I had no clue (hadn't missed). At halftime I realized I might need to shoot a little bit more."

Only Wilt Chamberlain made more baskets without a miss, going 16-of-16 and 18-of-18 in the regular season. 

Deandre Ayton added 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting. Paul and Ayton's combined 92.3% field goal percentage is the highest combined percentage on a minimum 20 shots in the shot-clock era.

The Suns will play the Mavs in the next round. 

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 in Game 6 to close out the series 4-2 on Thursday night.

"We weren't going back to Philly for a Game 7," said James Harden, who finished the game with 22 points and 15 assists.

The Sixers were lead by Joel Embiid's 33 points and 10 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey, who struggled in Games 4 and 5, added 25 points and 8 assists.

The Sixers took charge of the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Raptors 37-17. The run included Philadelphia scoring 17 points in a row.  

Harden credited his aggressiveness for his performance.

"I wanted to come out and be aggressive. Not just scoring basketball, but making the right plays, and getting into the paint. I knew good things would happen," said Harden.

The Sixers begin their series against the Heat on Monday. 

Mike Budenholzer confirmed that Khris Middleton will miss the opening of the Milwaukee Bucks' second round playoff series against the Boston Celtics due to a sprained MCL.

"We miss Khris; I don't think anybody underestimates how important and how effective he is for us," said Budenholzer after the Bucks beat the Bulls in Game 5 to win the series. "While we don't have him, we've got to be our best all up and down the roster."

Game 1 against the Celtics is set to take place on Sunday in Boston.

The team originally scheduled Middleton, who suffered the injury in Game 2 against the Bulls, to be reevaluated two weeks from the injury.

That timeline places Middleton to be reevaluated next Wednesday, following Game 2. 

Utah Jazz assistant coach Keyon Dooling was arrested in a criminal case that accuses 18 former NBA players of defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan.

An indictment in October said that the players combined to collect around $2.5 million from the benefit plan.

An updated indictment said that Dooling illegally received around $350,000.

Each player made illegal claims that ranged between $65,000 and $420,000, according to the earlier October indictment.

The Jazz, currently down 3-2 in their playoff series against the Mavs, placed Dooling on paid administrative leave.

The Miami Heat advanced to the second round of the playoffs after beating the Atlanta Hawks 97-94 in Game 5 to win the series 4-1.

Playing without Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler, Victor Oladipo lead the team with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting. 

"I remember a year ago today, around this time last year, I was sitting in a dark room by myself and just broke down," said Oladipo after the game. "Not because I quit, but because I was at the lowest point I could be at. And now, God has put me in this position today so I just made the most of it."

The Heat held Trae Young to 11 points in Game 5. Young averaged just 15.4 points in the series.

The Heat are also guaranteed at least six days of rest before playing the winner of the Sixers-Raptors series.

"We'll go back to our cave, bandage up, hopefully get healthy and then we'll see what happens in that series," Erik Spoelstra said. "But definitely the guys have earned a couple days of just quality rest and treatment."

Alex Caruso is questionable for Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks after being in the NBA's concussion protocol.

Caruso was inadvertently hit in the face by Jevon Carter in Game 4 and left the game with a bloody nose.

The Bulls are down 3-1 in the series. 

Devin Booker has officially been ruled out for Game 5 against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a right hamstring strain.

The series is currently tied 2-2.

There is currently no timetable for Booker's return.

Cam Johnson has started for Booker over the past two games. 

Donovan Mitchell suffered a left hamstring injury during the fourth quarter of the Utah Jazz's 102-77 Game 5 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

Mitchell will be reevaluated on Tuesday in Utah.

Mitchell finished the game with 9 points, including a minus-32 plus-minus in 38 minutes.

The Jazz are down 3-2 in the series. Game 6 is on Thursday. 

Joel Embiid is experiencing "significant pain" in his right thumb, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.

Embiid, who practiced on Friday and is expected to play in Game 4 against the Raptors, may get an MRI in the future to determine if there is ligament damage.

Embiid reportedly wore a protective wrap on his right thumb during Friday's practice. 

"He's good. We did a lot of stuff ... we just don't want anybody to hit his arms and hands and all that. But he's fine," said Doc Rivers following the practice.

The Sixers lead the series 3-0.