Thursday, April 4, 2024

Sixers Shake Heat

     The Philadelphia 76ers outdueled the Miami Heat 109-105 at Kaseya Center on Thursday night. The Heat have a quick turnaround and will visit the Houston Rockets tomorrow. 
     Philadelpha(42-35), who scored the first points 12 points of the game, rocketed out to a 17-2 advantage to start the contest and led 39-29 at the end of the first quarter. Miami(42-34) began the second quarter with a 10-2 spurt, which was part of a 20-7 run between both quarters. The Sixers were still ahead 63-55 at halftime. 
     The Heat scored 10 consecutive points at the conclusion of the third quarter and had an 88-87 lead. Miami kept their momentum with seven straight points to begin the final quarter. The 76ers scored 13 unanswered points to go up 107-102 with 1:33 remaining. 
     Terry Rozier had a team-high 22 points for Miami while Jimmy Butler dropped in 20 points. Bam Adebayo nailed a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. 
     The Sixers were led by Tyrese Maxey as he fell short of a double-double with a game-high 37 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Joel Embiid drained in 29 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 18 points. 

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