
The Miami Heat became the first No. 10 seed to advance to the playoffs from the play-in tournament since it became official for each conference's No. 7 through No. 10 seeds for the 2021 playoffs.
With a 123-114 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks, the Heat clinched the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot and advance as the East's No. 8 seed for a date with the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. Tyler Herro led Miami with 30 points Friday in Atlanta, including two three-pointers in the overtime period. Davion Mitchell drained three threes for the Heat in overtime, finishing with 16 points on the night.