<P> The 2017 -- 18 season was the most successful season since 2011 -- 12 as the team finished the regular season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 52 -- 30 winning record and clinched a playoff spot . The season also saw the 76ers reaching a franchise record 16 - game winning streak . In the First Round of the playoffs , the Sixers defeated the Miami Heat , 4 games to 1 , to win their first playoff series since the 2011 -- 12 season . </P>
<P> The 2017 -- 18 season was the most successful season since 2011 -- 12 as the team finished the regular season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 52 -- 30 winning record and clinched a playoff spot . The season also saw the 76ers reaching a franchise record 16 - game winning streak . In the First Round of the playoffs , the Sixers defeated the Miami Heat , 4 games to 1 , to win their first playoff series since the 2011 -- 12 season . </P>
who did the 76ers beat in the playoffs
who did the 76ers beat in the playoffs
the Miami Heat
the Miami Heat