The 24-year-old Swede was hesitant about playing ahead of the decisive match against Chicago Bulls. In the end, he was available and sat on the bench, but did not get any playing time from coach Erik Spoelstra.
However, his teammate Tyler Herro did, scoring 38 points and making a significant contribution to Miami's 109-90 win.
Thus, Miami advances in the NBA's "play-in" and awaits another decisive match against Atlanta Hawks in the battle for a playoff spot.
A win there and one of the top teams in the regular season, Cleveland Cavaliers, awaits in the first round of the NBA playoffs – in a best-of-seven series.
Miami's match against Atlanta is played on Saturday night.
