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Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat

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2-11, 1-6 Away
Final
89 - 106

6-7, 2-3 Home

Heat shake off early deficit, roll past reeling 76ers 106-89

Shams to McAfee: Maxey challenged Embiid during 76ers team meeting

Duncan Robinson scored 13 and Dru Smith added 10 for Miami, which played its first home game in two weeks. The Heat — who were outscored 137-71 in third quarters in their first four home games — outscored Philadelphia 35-16 in that period.

Jared McCain scored 20 points, Paul George added 18 and former Heat forward Caleb Martin finished with 12 for Philadelphia, which has lost 11 of 13 games to open the season.

Joel Embiid played for the third time this season; the Olympic gold medalist from this past summer scored 11 points in 31 minutes for the 76ers.

Takeaways 76ers: Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) missed his sixth consecutive game and coach Nick Nurse expects an update on his status Tuesday. Nurse said Maxey was able to go through most of the team's practice in Miami on Sunday.

Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (ankle) was out and point guard Terry Rozier revealed after Sunday's loss in Indiana that he's been dealing with a right foot issue for much of the season. Rozier didn't play Monday.

Key moment Miami went on an 11-3 run to end the half and went into the locker room down just 56-53, after trailing by double digits for most of the second quarter.

Key stat Philadelphia's 19-point lead in the second quarter was its biggest of the season. The 76ers wound up becoming the first team this season to lead by at least 19 and trail by at least 20 in the same game.

Up next Philadelphia ends a three-game trip Wednesday in Memphis. Miami — in a schedule quirk — doesn't play again until hosting Dallas on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 66.8%
76ers: 33.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 89 - 106
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 89 - 106
4th 14.1 shot clock turnover 89 - 106
4th 36.1 Dru Smith defensive rebound 89 - 106
4th 39.1 Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 89 - 106

Statistics

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35-84 FG 36-87
41.7 Field Goal % 41.4
10-41 3PT 13-44
24.4 Three Point % 29.5
9-12 FT 21-23
75.0 Free Throw % 91.3
42 Rebounds 53
2 Offensive Rebounds 9
40 Defensive Rebounds 44
25 Assists 26
10 Steals 10
3 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 2
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
20 Fast Break Points 23
48 Points in Paint 44
17 Fouls 13
19 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,608 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 19 12 .613 - W2
Miami 14 13 .519 3 W1
Atlanta 15 15 .500 3.5 W1
Charlotte 7 22 .241 11 L5
Washington 4 23 .148 13 L2
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