Tyler Herro led the Miami Heat to a 109-104 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. He finished with 23 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.
With 1:47 left in the fourth quarter, Herro’s jump jumper gave the Heat a 103-97 advantage.
In the last 34.1 seconds, Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a dunk to give his team a 107-102 lead after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Duncan Robinson scored 20 points, and Bam Adebayo contributed 23 points and 14 rebounds. Jaquez Jr. scored 12 points and pulled down nine boards, while Haywood Highsmith added 16 points as well.
Jimmy Butler was out for the Heat due to a relative’s passing, and Josh Richardson and Terry Rozier were both sidelined due to injuries.
Due to fitness issues, the Sixers were missing newly acquired player Kyle Lowry as well as injured players Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, De’Anthony Melton, Nicolas Batum, and Robert Covington.
With 30 points, Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers, followed by Buddy Hield with 22 points and 10 assists, and Paul Reed with 18 points and 12 rebounds. With 13 points, Ricky Council IV was involved.
With 5:09 remaining, Robinson made a tough 3-pointer from the wing to give the Heat a 99-93 lead. Adebayo then scored in the lane.
With 3:04 left in the second quarter, Robinson made a three-point play to knot the score at 54.
With 1:45 remaining, Maxey made a 3-pointer from the wing to give the team a 58-56 lead.
With 1.4 seconds remaining, Maxey hit a hard runner in the lane, and the Sixers led 62–60 going into the locker room. Hield and Maxey led the Sixers in scoring with 17 points each.
With fifteen, Herro led the Heat.
With 2:26 remaining, Council IV drove to the hoop and scored to cut the Sixers’ lead to two points after the Heat had taken a 79-75 lead late in the third quarter.
By the end of the third quarter, Miami was up 83-82.
