Heat Blaze By 76ers

     The Miami Heat played their regular season home finale and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-94 at American Airlines Arena on Thursday night. The Heat have won four straight games and 11 of their last 14 contests. Miami remains in fifth place in the Eastern Conference while the Sixers are in first. 

     Udonis Haslem made his first appearance with the Heat this season with 59.3 seconds left in the first quarter. He had four points in three minutes of play and then was ejected. It marked the 18th season he has been with Miami. He helped the Heat win three NBA titles in 2006, 2012 and 2013. 

      Miami(39-31) rolled out to a 38-22 lead at the end of the first quarter. They were able to stay in front 60-41 by halftime. Philadelphia(47-23) could not cut the deficit and were down 89-67 after three quarters.

     The Heat were led by Jimmy Butler with 21 points. Bam Adebayo compiled a double-double of 18 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Tyler Herro contributed 18 points, Goran Dragic had 15 points and Kendrick Nunn had 13 points. 

     Tobias Harris poured in a team-high 21 points for the 76ers. Shake Milton dropped in 12 points and Danny Green scored 11 points.