Heat vs. 76ers Game 1 highlights and updates

No team is hotter than the Philadelphia 76ers entering the NBA playoffs, with 16 straight wins. But the Sixers will be depleted in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Miami Heat on Saturday night because star center Joel Embiid has been officially ruled out by Philadelphia for the series opener.

Embiid suffered an orbital bone fracture and concussion on March 28 against the Knicks and hasn’t played since. The 7-footer has been cleared of the concussion but not yet cleared to play. When he does play he will likely wear a facial mask, which he has been wearing in practice.

Embiid averaged 22.9 points and 11 rebounds this season for Philadelphia, whose 52 victories nearly doubled their 2016-17 total (28) and is almost as much as their previous three years combined (56).

Who Philadelphia will have is Ben Simmons, who has piled up triple doubles at an alarming rate for a rookie. Simmons since the beginning of March averaged 11 points on 58.7% shooting, 10.1 assists and 9.3 rebounds in 23 games, of which Philadelphia won 20.

Miami returns to the playoffs after missing out two of the last three seasons. With 44 wins they captured the sixth seed, drawing the No. 3 Sixers in the first round. This is the second playoff meeting between Philadelphia and Miami, with the Heat prevailing in five games in the first round back in 2011.

The 76ers and Heat split their four games during the regular season, with each team winning both home games.

Heat vs. 76ers Game 1 info

Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Game time: 8 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Announcers: Mark Jones, Hubie Brown, Israel Gutierrez

Online streaming: Watch ESPN