The Philadelphia 76ers’ final game before the All-Star break is just not enough against the Miami Heat
Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the NBA All-Star break.
Adbebayo’s thundering dunk capped off a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter that gave Miami a lead it never relinquished.
Tyler Herro also had 23 points, and Duncan Robinson added 20 in the Heat’s fourth victory in five games.
Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points for Philadelphia. Buddy Hield had 22 points and 10 assists, and Paul Reed, filling in for the injured Joel Embiid (left knee meniscus procedure), added 18 points and 12 rebounds.
With Miami down a point, Haywood Highsmith hit a 3-pointer, Herro made a running layup, Robinson hit another 3-pointer and Adebayo had the dunk on four straight possessions for Miami.
Maxey briefly left the court hobbled after Reed stepped on his ankle, and the Heat took a one-point lead after three quarters. Maxey returned for the fourth quarter, but Philadelphia missed six of seven shots and had two turnovers.
Kyle Lowry, who signed with Philadelphia on Tuesday and played for the Heat earlier this season, was unavailable.
Philadelphia also played without Nico Batum (left hamstring strain), Robert Covington (left knee bone bruise), Tobias Harris (left hip impingement) and De’Anthony Melton (back; lumbar spine stress response).
Miami was without Jimmy Butler (personal reasons), Josh Richardson (right shoulder dislocation), Terry Rozier (right knee sprain) and Dru Smith (right knee surgery).
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Young fan brought to tears during emotional encounter with 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey
The internet has been buzzing about an emotional encounter between Sixers star Tyrese Maxey and a 14-year-old fan that brought the boy to tears.
Braxton Elliott says his father surprised him and his siblings with tickets to the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
But never did he think he’d meet his favorite player.
The 15 second moment was posted to the Sixers Instagram page and has been liked hundreds of thousands of times, with more than 2,800 comments and counting.
Braxton lives in Ohio with his family and says they’ve moved around a lot of for his dad’s job. Some of the states he’s lived in don’t have professional basketball teams, so he started watching the Sixers and Tyrese Maxey quickly became a family favorite.
“How can you not like Tyrese Maxey? He’s an amazing person. He so good at basketball and I’ve only seen these players on tv and it was surreal just seeing him in person,” he said.
Braxton says aside from meeting his favorite player, he never thought the chance encounter would be viewed so many times on social media.
The Sixers were also so moved by the moment that they sent him some team swag.
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