November 23, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives against Miami Heat forward Jamie Jaquez Jr. (11) in the third quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Tyrese Maxey had 28 points, 11 assists and five steals to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-117 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday.
Joel Embiid (26 points, 11 rebounds) also recorded a double-double for Philadelphia, which finished the game 8-0 and won its third game in a row. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 points and eight boards, while VJ Edgecombe had 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and eight boards.
Bam Adebayo led Miami with 29 points and 14 rebounds, while Tyler Herro contributed 25 points and seven assists off the bench. Jaime Jaquez Jr. (19 points) and Andrew Wiggins (18) also made key contributions.
Miami trailed by 16 points at halftime, but erased the deficit in the first seven minutes of the third quarter. Adebayo’s 3-pointer with 5 minutes and 9 seconds left in the first half gave the Heat an 81-80 lead.
But with the Sixers up 99-91 after three quarters, Oubre countered with a 3-pointer.
Miami quickly overcame that deficit by scoring eight runs in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game. The visitors stayed close but didn’t take the lead until Herro hit a 3-pointer with 2:44 left in the final period to make it 117-116.
It turned out to be a short-lived advantage for the Heat as Maxey hit two free throws and Oubre hit a 3-pointer. Adebayo missed a 3-pointer and Embiid converted a 3-pointer from the wing to give Philadelphia a 124-117 lead with 29.2 seconds left.
Maxey scored 20 points in the first quarter, knocking down five of eight 3-point attempts, including one that passed Allen Iverson (885) for first place on the Sixers’ all-time 3-pointers list.
Despite Maxey’s first quarter performance, the Sixers only led 36-35 after 12 minutes.
Philadelphia’s lead was still a modest 41-39 early in the second quarter when the team went on a 22-8 run over seven minutes. Edgecombe scored 12 points in that burst, including a 3-point play, a 3-pointer and a transition dunk.
Miami briefly got the deficit back to single digits before Philadelphia rebuilt a 73-57 cushion heading into the locker room.
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