The Philadelphia 76ers returned home on Wednesday looking to bounce back from a bad loss on the road when they hosted the Miami Heat. The Sixers were shorthanded in their previous loss as they were down both Joel Embiid and Seth Curry, but they welcomed both of them back to the starting lineup in this one.
Their return did not help much as the Sixers had themselves a rough night in a 101-96 loss to the Heat. They found themselves trailing a shorthanded Miami team–who didn’t have Jimmy Butler or Bam Adebayo–by as many as 19 in the first half and the lead then ballooned to 23 in the second half. The Sixers just could not find a rhythm in this one at all before rallying to tie it and then Miami’s Gabe Vincent knocked down a triple with 39.2 seconds left to put the Heat ahead for good.
Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 27 points and five assists, Embiid had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Tobias Harris added 24 points and five rebounds. The rest of the Sixers could not get into a rhythm outside of those three.
Here are the player grades following the loss: