On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Heat challenged Philadelphia away, Butler, Hero and Adebayo continued to be absent, and Embiid returned. After the game began, the Heat blossomed more, taking an 11-point lead in the first quarter, the Heat started the second half with a 12-2 climax, leading by 23 points at most, and Philadelphia once tied the score in the final quarter, but Vincent hit a key three-pointer to stabilize the situation, Lowry free throws killed the game, and finally the Heat gave Philadelphia two consecutive losses 101-96.
Match data
Heat: Vincent 23 points, 3 assists, Lowry 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Dedmund 10 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Tucker 12 points, Dunro 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Strus 9 points.
Philadelphia: Maxi 27 points and five assists, Curry Jr. 7 points and 4 assists, Embiid 17 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, Harris 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Green 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Star of the game: Vincent scored a career high
Vincent was very efficient in this game, scoring nine points in the second quarter to help the Heat to take the lead, and in the last 40 seconds of the fourth quarter, Vincent hit a key three-pointer to help the Heat seal the victory, and Vincent's 26 points was also a career high.
Highlights of this session
Maxi threw a score
Harris scored on a layup
Yutseven dunked under the basket
Lowry hit a difficult three-point shot
Game review
Embiid and Dedmond scored separately after the game began, Harris threw in, Vincent hit a three-pointer, Embiid scored on a free throw, Harris also hit a three-pointer, Dunroe returned a three-pointer, Lowry scored on a jumper to give the Heat an 11-9 lead. Then Dunro hit another three-pointer, Embiid hit a jumper, Dedmond hooked up, Dunro scored 5 points in a row, Harris threw a throw, Oak Parra hooked a score, and the Heat led by 10 points. Embiid hit two free throws, with Isaiah Joe hitting a three-pointer, Strus hitting a three-pointer and Vincent hitting a free throw to end the first quarter with the Heat taking a 29-18 lead.
In the second quarter, Yutsevin scored four consecutive points, Maxy threw a shot, Yutsevin hooked again, Maxi attacked and scored, Vincent hit two consecutive three-pointers, Maxie returned two three-pointers, and the Heat led 41-28. Then Embiid hit a jump shot, Dunroe hit a three-pointer, Harris scored a layup, Stroth hit a three-pointer, Drimund made a layup, Embiid threw a shot, Dunroe scored on a jumper, Harris hit a three-pointer, Curry Jr. responded with a three-pointer, and the Heat led by 11 points. Immediately after Milton scored on free throws, Maxy hit a jumper, Vincent hit a three-pointer, Harris hit all three free throws, Lowry hit a three-pointer, Embiid scored a free throw to give the Heat a 58-49 lead at the end of the first half.
Yi Bian scored again again against Tucker's basket, Vincent hit two consecutive three-pointers, Harris threw a shot, Dunroe scored a layup, Andremont dunked in, and the Heat hit a 12-2 climax to lead by 19 points. Then Curry Jr. hit a jumper, Edmund scored from the basket, Tucker scored on offense, Vincent hit a jumper, Maxie scored on a layup, Okpara slammed in, Milton scored on offense, Maxie scored five straight points, and Philadelphia trailed by 16 points. Green hit a three-pointer, Lowry responded with a three-pointer, Milton and Embiid each scored, and the Heat took an 81-70 lead at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Isaiah Joe hit a three-pointer, Strus hit a 2+1, Maxy scored six straight points, Tucker hit a three-pointer, Harris threw in, Tucker hit another three-pointer, Maxi hit a throw, Lowry hit a three-pointer, and the Heat led by 10 points. Then Green returned the three-pointer, Dunroe scored a free throw, Curry Jr. and Green scored separately, Harris scored 2+1, Lowry hit one of two free throws, Harris hit a three-pointer, and the two teams fought to a 96 draw. Vincent hit a three-pointer at a crucial moment and the Heat sealed the victory.
Starting lineup
Philadelphia: Maxi, Curry Jr., Embiid, Harris, Sable
Heat: Lowry, Vincent, Dedmond, Tucker, Dunroe