Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationHeat rally late, use 14-0 run in final moments to pull away and beat 76ers 119-109
Pelle Larsson added 20 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for Miami (40-36), which kept some realistic hope of getting out of the play-in tournament range — or at least getting into one of the top two spots and therefore assuring itself two chances of making the playoffs — alive with the win. The Heat are ninth in the Eastern Conference, in a virtual tie with No. 8 Orlando.
Joel Embiid scored 26 points for Philadelphia, which got a 23-point, nine-assist, seven-rebound night from Tyrese Maxey. Paul George added 19 points for the 76ers, who remained seventh in the East.
VJ Edgecombe had 13 points and five assists for Philadelphia, on a night where many from the Bahamas — his homeland — made the short trip to Miami and waved flags in the arena whenever he did something right.
The 76ers (41-34) rallied from a pair of double-digit deficits. They trailed by 12 in the first quarter before taking a 61-58 lead into the half, then found themselves down by 15 with 3:29 left in the third quarter. Miami opened the second half on a 29-11 run, looking very much like it had taken control.
But Philadelphia answered with a 15-2 run to cut the deficit to two late in the third quarter, then climbed back into a tie at 101-101 following a three-point play by Embiid with 6:04 remaining. The 76ers took a 107-103 lead on a 3-pointer by Embiid with 3:22 left.
The Heat scored the next 14 points over the next 2:36.
Heat: Host Boston on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
MIA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 119 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 119 |
| 4th 12.6 |  |
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound | 109 - 119 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
Joel Embiid misses 23-foot three point jumper | 109 - 119 |
| 4th 18.5 | |
76ers offensive team rebound | 109 - 119 |
Statistics
 PHI |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-96 | FG | 43-93 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 12-38 | 3PT | 11-40 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 17-19 | FT | 22-29 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 30 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 14 | Lead Changes | 14 |
| 31 | Percent Led | 67 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Apr 27 |
| Bam Adebayo, C | Out | Apr 14 |
| Dru Smith, G | Out | Apr 13 |
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Apr 13 |
Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,742 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 36 | L1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Orlando |
1 | 37 | L1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Charlotte |
2 | 38 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 44 |
 Miami |
3 | 39 | W2 | 0.5243902 | 43 |
 Washington |
29 | 65 | L10 | 0.20731707 | 17 |
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