In the last game for both teams before the NBA All-Star break, the Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on Wednesday night behind 23 points and 14 rebounds from Bam Adebayo.
Miami had a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter that it never let up, capped off by Adbebayo’s explosive dunk.
The Heat won their second game in two nights and their fourth in five when Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Duncan Robinson added 20. Miami prevailed Tuesday night over Milwaukee.
Adebayo said, “You always want to end the All-Star break on a high note.” “To get two signature wins in such a short amount of time proves that we can accomplish goals if we have faith in our ability.” even in the event that there aren’t many males.
Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey scored thirty points. Paul Reed, who replaced the injured Joel Embiid (left knee meniscus surgery), contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds in addition to Buddy Heild’s 22 points and 10 assists.
From the beginning until the end, there were twenty-one lead changes and fifteen ties throughout the game.
To be honest, we wаnted to make it nasty, Herro said. Simply work out a strategy that will put us in a position to win the game in the end. And that’s what we accomplished. We were able to win because we produced a couple more plays than they did in the fourth quarter.
After Miami trailed by one point, Haywood Highsmith, Herro, and Robinson each made three-pointers, and Adebayo scored a dunk on four consecutive fourth-quarter Miami possessions.
Coach Erik Spoelstra of Miami said, “I was encouraged to see the commitment to do the tougher things defensively and I saw a lot of those plays in the last six minutes of the game.”
After Reed stomped on Maxey’s ankle, he was sidelined for a short while, and the Heat led by one at the half. When Maxey came back in for the fourth quarter, Philadelphia committed two turnovers and missed six of seven shots.
Coach Nick Nurse of Philadelphia remarked, “We missed a few open threes and tried to drive, but it was a difficult drive because Bam was sitting underneath the basket the entire game.” “You must go finish after defeating your opponent. You need to go take him out in some way.
In the last minute, the 76ers managed to draw within three points, but the Heat weathered the charge, scoring their final three baskets on second-chance opportunities after an оffensive rebound.
According to Spoelstra, “people just want to see big individual scoring nights.” “However, they are effective plays. For us, those additional items meant a lot.
Kyle Lowry, who earlier in the season played for the Heat and signed with Philadelphia on Tuesday, was not available.
In addition, Tobias Harris (left hip impingement), Robert Covington (left knee bоne bruιse), Nico Batum (left hamstring strain), and De’Anthony Melton (lumbar spine strеss reaction) were not available for Philadelphia during the game.
Miami was missing Dru Smith (right knee surgery), Terry Rozier (right knee strain), Josh Richardson (right shoulder dislocation), and Jimmy Butler (personal reasons).