The Miami Heat fell short to the Philadelphia 76ers 106-102 in Game 4 on Saturday at American Airlines Arena. The 76ers moved the best-of-seven series to 3-1 and can wrap it up in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
Miami scored the final seven points of the first quarter and were tied with the Sixers 26-26. The Heat got their largest lead of the first half 61-52 with one minute left in the second quarter and stayed in front by halftime 61-56. The pace slowed down and Philadelphia trailed 83-79 after three quarters.
The Sixers began the fourth quarter outscoring the Heat with a 13-2 run to regain the lead. They extended their margin to 97-90 with 4:05 remaining. Miami pulled to within one point 102-101 with 43.9 seconds to go and never got closer again.
Dwyane Wade dropped in a game-high 25 points for Miami and Goran Dragic contributed 20 points. Hassan Whiteside chalked up a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. James Johnson got 15 points and eight rebounds for the Heat.
Ben Simmons became the youngest player in NBA history to compile a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Joel Embiid of the 76ers put together a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. J.J. Redick powered in a team-high 24 points and Dario Saric had 11.
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