The Philadelphia 76ers secured a critical victory over the Miami Heat with a final score of 109-105, tightening the race for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference. Tyrese Maxey led the charge with an impressive performance, scoring 37 points, dishing out 11 assists, and grabbing 9 rebounds, nearly achieving his first career triple-double. Joel Embiid also made a significant contribution with 29 points. The win brings the 76ers within half a game of the 7th seed, currently held by Miami, with just 10 days remaining in the regular season. This victory is particularly notable as it comes after Embiid's return from knee surgery, which has provided a much-needed boost to the team's performance and playoff hopes.
Buddy Hield is eager to mesh with Joel Embiid in the Sixers’ two-man game https://t.co/xd03fb0RnT via @phillyinquirer
‘We’re still trying’: Sixers not ready to rule out De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington for season https://t.co/9BJrdnzckm via @phillyinquirer
Sixers hang on to defeat Miami Heat, gain some ground in playoff race https://t.co/RVA7rZAw6X via @phillyinquirer
Sixers mailbag: ‘Now that Joel Embiid is back, is this the year?’ https://t.co/fPF4cWs8l9 via @phillyinquirer
Sixers-Heat takeaways: Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey pairing thrives; offense struggles vs. zone https://t.co/ZkKH1KKOWt via @phillyinquirer
Tyrese Maxey drops 37 in return, 76ers rally past Heat to tighten East race. 🔔 https://t.co/xW6ZYKo3kl https://t.co/HRXqJ6N5tY
Updated NBA playoff picture, standings: Bracket, matchups as 76ers eye playoff spot behind Joel Embiid's return https://t.co/bRSzdcH6hr
.@PompeyOnSixers shares three things that stood out in the Sixers’ 109-105 victory over the Miami Heat 👇 https://t.co/89PAEMFSfT
Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the 76ers topped the Miami Heat 109-105 to tighten the already-muddled race in the Eastern Conference for the last guaranteed playoff spot. https://t.co/nk6IAlMGrW
Tyrese Maxey first game against the Heat this year: 12 PTS 3 REB 5 AST 20% FG (12.5% 3PT) Tyrese Maxey games 2-4 against the Heat this year (avg): 32.3 PTS 7.7 REB 9.3 AST 52% FG (32% 3PT)
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#ICYMI: The Sixers converted Jeff Dowtin Jr.’s two-way contract into a standard NBA deal last night. You can read about that And the injury updates for De’Anthony Melton and Robert Covington by clicking on the link below. ‘We’re still trying’: Sixers not ready to rule out…
Sixers-Miami Heat takeaways: Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey pairing; struggles vs. zone defense https://t.co/ZkKH1KKh6V via @phillyinquirer
Sixers hang on to defeat Miami Heat, gain some ground in playoff race https://t.co/RVA7rZzYhp via @phillyinquirer #NBA
Maxey scores 37, Embiid 29, Philadelphia rallies past Miami 109-105 to tighten East race https://t.co/guo4BaCDvw
Maxey, Embiid combine for 66 points as 76ers edge Heat in thriller #JoelEmbiid #MiamiHeat #Philadelphia76ers #TyreseMaxey https://t.co/1PoTPqZLLK
76ers' dramatic win vs. Heat gives them chance to avoid play-in https://t.co/TiDOfUraKf
Tyrese Maxey, Sixers outrun the Heat https://t.co/Xo64ZHhpm3
NEW: Fallout from a 'devastating' Heat loss to 76ers. Heat slips from 6th to 7th, now just 0.5 games up on No. 8 Philadelphia https://t.co/9ltno2fITo Many notes, details and postgame reaction
Sixers hang on to defeat Miami Heat, gain some ground in playoff race https://t.co/RVA7rZzYhp via @phillyinquirer
Tyrese Maxey was in his bag in the Sixers' win in Miami. https://t.co/HRWVVhNfKa
Maxey scores 37, Embiid has 29 and Philadelphia rallies past Miami 109-105 to tighten East race https://t.co/9hIMzcnrTA
37 PTS | 11 ASTS | 9 REBS | 1 STL a little bit of everything from Mr. Maxey. 👏 presented by @palottery https://t.co/N2CmmBzgkB
The Sixers pulled out a chaotic, Tyrese Maxey-starring win in Miami. Observations from @NoahLevick. ⤵️ https://t.co/9qhR4FNgYl
The Sixers hung on to defeat the Miami Heat, 109-105, and gained some ground in the playoff race. https://t.co/ApeNPKO31Q
Tyrese Maxey stuffed the stat sheet in the Sixers' thrilling win in Miami! 37 PTS | 11 AST | 9 REB | 5 3PM PHI is .5 GB MIA for the 7th seed in the East 👀 https://t.co/26lCIu6FBG
Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers topped the Miami Heat 109-105 on Thursday night to tighten the Eastern Conference playoff chase. 🏀 https://t.co/Rurtj5r7Pu
Tyrese Maxey went OFF in the Sixers' 109-105 win over the Heat 🔔 ✅ PHI ML (+130) ✅ PHI +2.5 ✅ O 211.5 https://t.co/ld0RSkbAQp
Tyrese Maxey finishes a rebound shy of his first career triple-double, but leads the 76ers to a pivotal road win in Miami: ◽️ 37 PTS ◽️ 9 REB ◽️ 12 AST https://t.co/BDfE2V2GmN
Great night for basketball. MVP Embiid, Kid Maxey and the Gang were in Miami. And 76ers earned tough win over Heat https://t.co/AvKYF44NlT
Maxey did it ALL for the Sixers tonight. 🔔🔥 https://t.co/vkb4WYwxJl https://t.co/0orS7mcjEU
TYRESE MAXEY WENT OFF VS. THE HEAT 🔥 https://t.co/dH9kMySFAO
The Sixers escape South Beach with a massive win over the Heat. Tyrese Maxey was spectacular! Postgame w/ @DerekBodnerNBA & @KyleNeubeck NOW on @PHLY_Sixers! https://t.co/ql6Al15LPH https://t.co/oIXernRC3F
WWWWWWWWWWWW We are LIVE. Sixers got a monster win over Miami, let's talk about it https://t.co/uBuHBzTJCo https://t.co/KsOO7Bun6v
A masterclass from Tyrese Maxey, huge buckets down the stretch by Kelly Oubre Jr, and the Sixers pulled out a crucial victory over the Heat in Miami to pull within a half game of the 7th seed, and thus hosting the 7-vs-8 play-in game. Going live now. https://t.co/wYeIuI0Ab0 https://t.co/shS313HFOx
Monster Sixers win. Still need help for tiebreaker with Miami, but now one game back in loss column.
THE SIXERS HANG ON AND BEAT THE HEAT 109-105.🔔 How far can this group go with Embiid back? 👀 ✅ PHI ML (+130) ✅ PHI +2.5 ✅ O 211.5 https://t.co/6adCv4KxOs
76ers rally past Heat, pull closer to Miami in standings. Takeaways and details https://t.co/os3MuzpmkN
We are going live in just a moment to discuss a massive Sixers W. Come hang with @DerekBodnerNBA, @_devongivens and me! https://t.co/jOvKSbiQBY https://t.co/1fQowGQxgw
Tyrese Maxey drops 37 points on 15-for-26 shooting. 11 assists and 1 turnover in 41 minutes. Love how aggressive he was from the start. No easing himself back from injury. Sixers now 28-8 when they’ve had Joel Embiid.
Tyrese Maxey finishes a point shy of his first career triple-double, but leads the 76ers to a pivotal road win in Miami: ◽️ 37 PTS ◽️ 9 REB ◽️ 12 AST https://t.co/dGrqCf12q1
NEW: Heat unravels late offensively, scores just one basket in final 8 plus minutes, loses to 76ers https://t.co/9ltno2fITo Takeaways and details from a painful loss
WE ARE SO BACK 🔥🔥 Embiid and Maxey combined for 66 points out of 109 Another monster Kelly fourth quarter Half game out of the 6th seed https://t.co/Monb4O8RtO
Tyrese Maxey was feelin' it tonight against the Heat 🔥 https://t.co/LvxQbtUOUt
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey combined for 66 points for the 76ers. Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler combined for 34 points for the Heat. It's not that simple, but still a major advantage for the 76ers.
SIXERS WIN! https://t.co/t1S43VfAwS
Final: Sixers 109, Heat 105 Tyrese Maxey makes two FTs with 0.5 seconds left to put the game away and finish with 37 and 11 on the night as Philly wins a massive game and is now one loss behind both Indiana and Miami with 10 days to go in the regular season.
TYRESE MAXEY TONIGHT: 37 points 11 assists 9 rebounds HIM. 😤 https://t.co/NKbRk8DqfN
Joel Embiid, sitting at 29 minutes, is about to check back in for the final 3:30 of this one with Philadelphia leading 103-102 after going on a 9-0 run over the last three minutes – the latest wild swing in this game. Pretty massive implications for the East playoff race ahead.
A Tyrese Maxey 3-pointer snaps a 17-0 Heat run over the past four minutes of game action, and was immediately followed by one from Cameron Payne. Even by NBA game standards, this game has had a lot of wild swings back-and-forth.
End of 3rd Quarter - Heat 88 | #Sixers 87 J. Embiid- 29 pts / 4 reb / 3-5 3pt T. Maxey- 29 pts / 7 reb / 9 ast K. Oubre Jr.- 11 pts / 7 reb #BrotherlyLove https://t.co/jIuszP9DEj
After 3: Heat 88, 76ers 87 Miami closed the second quarter on an 8-0 run. The Heat then closed the third quarter with a 10-0 run, capped by a Jimmy Butler and-one to put Miami in front heading to the fourth of a massive game for both sides. Embiid has 29, Maxey 28 & Rozier 19.
29 points in 22 minutes for Embiid so far. Pretty good.
The Sixers lead the Heat 63-55 at the break. 🔔 Live odds: 🔔 PHI -4.5 🔥 MIA +160 ↕️ 221.5 https://t.co/UfVOS06BBO https://t.co/sKpkE0lVxV
The 76ers dynamic duo is officially BACK! 🤝 Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey have combined for 45 of Philadelphia’s 63 points in the first half 🔥 https://t.co/Se7icy6ieo
The first half was a bit wacky. - Philly starts game on 17-2 run. - Then a whole lot of back and forth. - Then Miami goes on 25-6 run for 46-43 lead. - Philly immediately answers with 20-1 run for 63-47 lead. - Heat immediately answer that with 8-0 run to end half down 63-55.
Halftime: Sixers 63, Heat 55 After Miami opened the second with a 17-4 run, Philadelphia answered with a 20-1 run before Miami scored 8 straight to end it. Wild quarter. Tyrese Maxey has 24-5-7 and Joel Embiid 21 for Philly Haywood Highsmith has 12 & Terry Rozier 11 for Miami
24 points for @TyreseMaxey in the first half. https://t.co/1LhWHFpjMj
Tyrese Maxey at the half 24 points (10/15) 5 rebounds 7 assists 19 minutes https://t.co/PIHDkRgqlq
Embiid is up to 21 PTS in the 1st half 🔥 https://t.co/aUUQtHSHtv https://t.co/r5T3ruizbl
Embiid and Maxey combine for 45 of the Sixers 63 right now. https://t.co/wq4XaWherr
Poetry in motion 😍 Tyrese Maxey cookin' early with 15 first quarter points. https://t.co/g79oDmt9B4
Tyrese Maxey gets SHIFTY and drills the stepback three 🤯 He has 15 points and 3-of-6 from three in the 1st quarter!! https://t.co/qpwuLT4fh0
After 1: Sixers 39, Heat 29 Tyrese Maxey (15) and Joel Embiid (13) nearly combined to outscore the Heat by themselves in the first quarter, with Maxey looking terrific after sitting out the past couple games. Terry Rozier led the Heat with 8 points.
Sixers lead 39-29 after one quarter. Maxey with 15 points and Embiid with 13.
Tyrese Maxey gets shifty and steps back for 15 PTS in the 1st quarter 🎯 Sixers-Heat | Live on the NBA App 📲 https://t.co/QoZrQaZDqm https://t.co/5MOf1owGLh
Embiid's stepback jumper caps Philly's 12-0 start in Miami! Sixers-Heat | Live on the NBA App 📲 https://t.co/QoZrQaZDqm https://t.co/eCRIxRY38o
10-0 start for the #Sixers in this big matchup against the Heat. Tyrese Maxey with eight of the team’s points.
And, promptly, the Sixers race out to a 10-0 lead behind 8 quick points from Tyrese Maxey in the first 2:15. https://t.co/DOxZ1BIpd2
Sixers up 10-0 on 4-4 shooting. The Heat are shooting 0-4.
76ers 10, Heat 0. Only 2:15 into the game.
Sixers-Heat getting underway here in Miami. As someone here described it, "This is a playoff game." Big implications for the result of this one, and the four stars – Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey – are all in uniform.
It's time for @Sixers basketball. Joel Embiid and the rest of the 76ers are in Miami to take on the Heat with huge playoff seeding implications. @Matt_Murphy04 has you for pregame followed by @McGinnisThomas on the play by play. #brotherlylove #sixers https://t.co/2kDKugP67O
.@sixers head coach Nick Nurse discusses Joel Embiid's return and health entering the playoffs https://t.co/oS6rGcb9eO
The joy Tyrese Maxey brings every night 💯 Maxey and the #8 Sixers take on the #6 Heat with just 1.5 games between the two... 7:30pm/et on the NBA App! https://t.co/Bka7dblOQZ
Joel Embiid's return is the obvious key to the 76ers' brighter postseason outlook... but solving the James Harden situation last November and freeing up Tyrese Maxey was also a factor in making things sunny in Philadelphia. From @HeavyOnSports: https://t.co/4KVkf9Zmro
Thursday Night Hoops ‼️ ▪️ #8 PHI takes on #6 MIA with just 1.5 games between them ▪️ #8 SAC (.5 GB of 6th) heads to #5 NYK ▪️ DEN (tied with MIN for 1st) battles #4 LAC 📺 TNT, truTV, NBA App 📲 https://t.co/j7XaSJX9DR https://t.co/3pEKxAX6R4
On this week’s Kram Session, @zachkram breaks down what Joel Embiid’s return means for the Sixers and the East, and ranks the 10 most important games left in an NBA regular season that’s coming down to the wire https://t.co/8lmgfHoKKS
big game tonight. 👀 🕢 7:30 PM 📺 @NBCSPhilly 📻 @975TheFanatic 🏀 @MiamiHEAT pres. by @Ticketmaster https://t.co/i6RK96rNg3
Sixers have favorable schedule — and Joel Embiid’s help — in crucial NBA season stretch run https://t.co/CFH9b0Sq2O via @phillyinquirer
Miami Heat await epic showdown vs. Philadelphia 76ers https://t.co/37jdvWbp5I
Nets outlast Pacers 115-111, still eliminated from postseason contention https://t.co/AvXrtS5bsS https://t.co/Fmywd6gGIY
Cam Thomas scored 27 points, rookie Noah Clowney had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Nets outlasted the Pacers 115-111 on Wednesday night. Despite the win, Brooklyn was eliminated from postseason contention. https://t.co/3RYP8besBo #NetsWorld
Nets eliminated from playoff contention despite youngsters leading gritty win over Pacers https://t.co/o8plTlg4EK https://t.co/bttw47gQ0u
Nets win 115-111 over the Pacers. A small consolation to being eliminated from postseason contention with the Hawks winning tonight. Cam Thomas 27 pts. Noah Clowney with his first double-double 22 pts and 10 rebounds (both career highs)
Pacers lose to Nets in Brooklyn, and the Heat moves into No. 6 in the East. The Heat is percentage points ahead of the No. 7 Pacers and 1.5 games ahead of the No. 8 76ers. Big games loom for Heat vs. 76ers in Miami tomorrow and vs. Pacers in Indy on Sunday.
For tonight, the Heat have moved back into No. 6 in the East. Still have games against Philly and Indy in the next four days.
Nets beat the Pacers 115-111 at home tonight, but the Hawks beat the Pistons 121-133. That meant Atlanta clinched at least the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference, officially ending Brooklyn's postseason hopes. These last five regular-season games will be all about pride.
Nets 88, Pacers 87 end of 3. They were up 10 at one point but the Pacers cut into that lead with a late rally. Cam Thomas: 25 pts Noah Clowney: 20 pts, 7 rebs (7/9 shooting)
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Discussing Joel Embiid's return and the play-in picture on the latest Sixers Talk podcast. ⤵️ https://t.co/yJfcPBNnyb
We are LIVE. Embiid is back, and the Sixers have a chance to shake up the Eastern Conference. Let's talk about it https://t.co/GSammcQuS1 https://t.co/tpujakNwlA
He returns just in time to give Philadelphia basketball fans hope! Discussing w/ @DerekBodnerNBA & @KyleNeubeck at 2:30 on @PHLY_Sixers! Tune in. https://t.co/W3s8PPTPAZ https://t.co/48jPOAOn2Z
REAL BASKETBALL IS BACK. On with @_devongivens and @KyleNeubeck at 2:30 to discuss how Joel Embiid's return impacts the Sixers' stretch run, and throws a wrench into the Eastern Conference playoff picture. https://t.co/DTSWnwMaGO https://t.co/evcYcowjpy
Joel Embiid is back. With playoffs looming, the Sixers must now rush to reintegrate him. https://t.co/CfH4xZOTH6
Analysis by Ben Golliver: Joel Embiid’s return from knee surgery gave the sputtering 76ers a jolt and adds a layer of intrigue in the East as the regular season winds down. https://t.co/MBPmGgf8La
Column: Joel Embiid is back, giving the East’s playoff race a much-needed jolt @washingtonpost @PostSports https://t.co/AeGFGyhkOR