Tyrese Maxey had 30 points (7 during a 15-0 run in the third quarter) and 10 assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat 98-91.
Buddy Hield’s pull-up 3-pointer put the 76ers ahead for good with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter.
The Heat got within 88-87 on Terry Rozier’s driving layup with 4:47 to play, but Kyle Lowry answered with a 30-foot pull-up 3-pointer, and the Heat got no closer.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Heat 9-2. Lowry scored 5 of the 76ers’ 9 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Caleb Martin had 3 of his 4 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Heat run, and the Heat scored 3 points off them. In that stretch, Maxey had 4 of his 10 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Hield that put the 76ers ahead.
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 22 points (16 in the paint), 11 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks, and Lowry added 16 points.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists on 8 for 10 shooting, and Rozier added 20 points and 8 rebounds.
The 76ers shot 43.5% from the field to the Heat’s 39.3%. The Heat outscored the 76ers 22-11 in 6 minutes with Mills, Rozier, Bryant, Martin and Jaquez on the floor together.