MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 30 points in his return from a sprained ankle, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat erased an early 19-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 Monday night .
Duncan Robinson scored 13 and Dru Smith added 10 for Miami, which played its first home game in two weeks. The Heat – who have been outscored 137-71 in the third quarter in their first four home games – outscored Philadelphia 35-16 in that period.
Jared McCain scored 20 points, Paul George added 18 and former Heat forward Caleb Martin finished with 12 for Philadelphia, which has lost 11 of 13 games to open the season.
Joel Embiid played for the third time this season; last summer’s Olympic gold medalist scored 11 points in 31 minutes for the 76ers.
Takeaways
76ers: Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) missed his sixth straight game and coach Nick Nurse expects an update on his status on Tuesday. The nurse said Maxey was able to get through most of the team’s practice in Miami on Sunday.
Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (ankle) was out and point guard Terry Rozier revealed after Sunday’s loss at Indiana that he has been dealing with a right foot problem for much of the season. Rozier did not play on Monday.
Key moment
Miami went on an 11-3 run to end the half and went into the locker room trailing just 56-53 after trailing by double digits for most of the second quarter.
Key stat
Philadelphia’s 19-point lead in the second quarter was its largest of the season. The 76ers ultimately became the first team this season to lead by at least 19 and trail by at least 20 in the same game.
Next
Philadelphia concludes a three-game trip at Memphis on Wednesday. Miami – due to a schedule quirk – won’t play again until it hosts Dallas on Sunday.
