76ers Advance By Heat

     The Miami Heat lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 105-104 in the NBA Play-In Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night. The Heat finished eighth in the Eastern Conference while the Sixers ended up in seventh place. Miami will continue in the NBA Play-In Tournament when they host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. 

     Philadelphia roared out to a 12-4 lead in the first six minutes of the contest. Miami responded with a 9-2 spurt at the end of the first quarter to lead 23-22. The Heat had a 14-4 run to start the second quarter and were up 51-39 at halftime. 

     The 76ers cut into the deficit and trailed 74-69 at the end of the third quarter. The Sixer broke out with a 10-2 spurt to begin the fourth quarter to get in front. Neither team led by more than five points for the rest of the contest.

     Tyler Herro led the Heat with a game-highs of 25 points and nine assists. Jimmy Butler added 19 points against his former team. Bam Adebayo had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Miami got bench scoring from Jaime Jacquez Jr. with 15 points and Kevin Love with 10 points. 

     Joel Embiid ended up with a club-high 23 points and 15 points for a double-double. Tyrese Maxey dropped in 19 points while Nicolas Batum had 20 points for Philadelphia in the victory. Kelly Oubre Jr. was able to score 11 points.