They opened the season on Oct. 30 with a thrilling upset of the Heat at Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers (19-63) followed that up with victories over the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls to start the season at 3-0. Six month later, they capped the season with consecutive wins, beating the Boston Celtics on Monday and dispatching the Heat (54-28), who rested starters LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Mario Chalmers and reserve Chris Andersen.