76ers have sixth place within range going into clash vs. Heat

The Philadelphia 76ers get an opportunity to move up in the standings while the host Miami Heat attempt to avoid moving down when the Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls go head-to-head on Monday.

The seventh-place 76ers (41-33) are within a half-game of the sixth-place Atlanta Hawks (42-33) with eight games remaining. Sixth place is important in that it's an automatic playoff qualifier, whereas the seventh-place team must navigate through the play-in tournament to get into the playoffs.