Game ID: 22400721
Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 25 32 22 22 101MIA 29 33 24 22 108
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT C. Martin missed 9 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 12 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 3 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK George back 1/21 after 2, 26 min since (79% of 32)
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 13 min since (101% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 29 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT C. Martin missed 10 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 13 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 4 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 14 min since (109% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT C. Martin missed 11 since 1/12, not on tonight's roster
OUT Embiid missed 14 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 5 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (102% of 19)
NEW Gordon 20 to 30 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 15 since 1/06, returns tonight: 36 min (119% of 30)
OUT Drummond missed 6 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 8 min (50% of 15)
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 18 min since (98% of 19)
NEW Edwards 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Gordon 20 to 28 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT George missed 5 since 1/28, returns tonight: 32 min (100% of 32)
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 2/02, returns tonight: 26 min (134% of 20)
OUT Drummond missed 7 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/04 after 15, 36 min since (119% of 30)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/04 after 3, 8 min since (50% of 15)
NEW Oubre Jr. 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Yabusele 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Drummond missed 8 since 1/24, returns tonight: 8 min (41% of 19)
BACK George back 2/05 after 5, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Embiid back 2/04 after 15, 36 min since (119% of 30)
BACK Gordon back 2/05 after 2, 26 min since (134% of 20)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/04 after 3, 8 min since (50% of 15)
NEW Oubre Jr. 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Yabusele 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 26 to 32 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK George back 2/05 after 5, 31 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Embiid back 2/04 after 15, 33 min since (109% of 30)
BACK Gordon back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (93% of 20)
BACK Drummond back 2/07 after 8, 8 min since (41% of 19)
NEW Oubre Jr. 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Yabusele 27 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Edwards 26 to 34 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Dowtin Jr. missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK George back 2/05 after 5, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Embiid back 2/04 after 15, 32 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Gordon back 2/05 after 2, 15 min since (77% of 20)
BACK Drummond back 2/07 after 8, 8 min since (41% of 19)
NEW Edwards 26 to 32 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Okeke missed 2 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 15 min (79% of 19)
OUT Bona missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 17 min (109% of 16)
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 4 since 2/05, returns tonight: 15 min (98% of 15)
BACK George back 2/05 after 5, 32 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Embiid back 2/04 after 15, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Gordon back 2/05 after 2, 15 min since (77% of 20)
MIA availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 1/23, not on tonight's roster
OUT Richardson missed 31 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 11)
BACK Larsson back 1/17 after 2, 8 min since (54% of 14)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 32 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Love back 1/27 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Richardson missed 33 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 4 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Love back 1/27 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Richardson missed 34 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 5 since 1/23, returns tonight: 18 min (104% of 18)
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
NEW Jović 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 33 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Richardson missed 35 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 7 min (64% of 11)
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 18 min since (104% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 36 since 11/24, not on tonight's roster
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 18 min since (104% of 18)
BACK Love back 1/27 after 6, 4 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 31 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Burks missed 2 since 2/05, returns tonight: 26 min (147% of 18)
BACK Love back 2/05 after 3, 7 min since (64% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Love missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 22 min since (126% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 27 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 23 min (112% of 20)
OUT Love missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 24 min since (137% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 32 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 36 and Yabusele at 18 a game. Without George (5 straight), Gordon (2 straight), Drummond (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Adebayo at 23 and Herro at 22 a game. Without Richardson (35 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Miami giving it away 15 times a game to Philadelphia's 10 and the arc, Philadelphia at 42 percent from three to Miami's 37. Call it Philadelphia 115, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
1/29 vs SAC 117-104 — PHI notes
PHI won 117-104. PHI shot 52% (43 of 82) to SAC's 44%, 12 of 29 from three. The glass went 35-46 against them. Maxey led with 30 (12 of 24, 1 of 6 from three); Oubre Jr. added 15, Gordon 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-17: a lead of 2 became 13. Council IV was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/31 vs DEN 134-137 — PHI notes
PHI lost 134-137. PHI took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 56% to DEN's 66%, 21 of 40 from three. PHI turned it over 11 times to DEN's 19. Maxey led with 42 (15 of 26, 6 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Yabusele added 28, Oubre Jr. 27. Q3 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 107-103 against them.
2/02 vs BOS 110-118 — PHI notes
PHI lost 110-118. PHI shot 45% (37 of 82) to BOS's 50%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 28 times to BOS's 16 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. Maxey led with 34 (9 of 21, 5 of 8 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Yabusele added 21, Oubre Jr. 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-23, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. They led by as many as 26. Jackson's -14 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 vs DAL 118-116 — PHI notes
PHI won 118-116. PHI shot 55% (47 of 86) to DAL's 47%, 11 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DAL's 31. The glass went 34-44 against them. Maxey led with 33 (13 of 22, 3 of 11 from three); Embiid added 29, Yabusele 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: PHI came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 7. PHI trailed 58-65 at the half and won the second half 60-51. J. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/05 vs MIA 101-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 101-108. PHI took 13 more shots (96 to 83), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIA's 47%, 12 of 40 from three. PHI turned it over 4 times to MIA's 22. The glass went 39-54 against them. Maxey led with 31 (11 of 28, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 15, Bona 11. Q4 was theirs, 22-22, but the other 3 periods went 86-79 against them. Edwards's -17 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Harris at 16 a game. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 34 and Yabusele at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Drummond (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 41 percent from three to Detroit's 32 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Detroit 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/09 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Lillard at 22 and Lopez at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Antetokounmpo (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Yabusele at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Dowtin Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Milwaukee 116, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/11 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Embiid at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Dowtin Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 17 and Shead at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (4 straight), Poeltl (3 straight), Lawson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Philadelphia 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
2/12 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 98, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and K. Johnson at 15 a game. Without Thomas (19 straight), Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Embiid at 26 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Okeke (2 straight), Drummond (2 straight), Bona (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-11 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 98 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it Brooklyn 112, Philadelphia 105.
1/27 vs ORL 125-119 — MIA notes
MIA won 125-119 in 2 overtimes. MIA shot 52% (48 of 92) to ORL's 46%, 15 of 41 from three. Herro led with 30 (12 of 28, 4 of 15 from three); Adebayo added 26, Ware 19. The hinge was Q4, 29-20: MIA came in trailing by 9 and left it level. MIA trailed 55-59 at the half and won the second half 70-60.
1/29 vs CLE 106-126 — MIA notes
MIA lost 106-126. MIA shot 47% (39 of 83) to CLE's 54%, 15 of 43 from three, and went to the line 15 times to CLE's 6 — 13 points from the stripe to their 5. MIA turned it over 12 times to CLE's 7, and CLE turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 35-47 against them. Herro led with 22 (9 of 20, 4 of 10 from three); Rozier added 22, Adebayo 21. Q3 was theirs, 43-35, the deficit cut from 18 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 91-63 against them. Herro's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ SAS 105-103 — MIA notes
MIA won 105-103. MIA shot 46% (41 of 89) to SAS's 42%, 13 of 42 from three. Adebayo led with 30 (13 of 21, 2 of 5 from three); Rozier added 19, Jović 14. The hinge was Q2, 27-23: from level to 4 ahead.
2/04 @ CHI 124-133 — MIA notes
MIA lost 124-133. MIA shot 48% (43 of 90) to CHI's 53%, 17 of 44 from three. Herro led with 23 (5 of 15, 3 of 11 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Adebayo added 23, Jović 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-32, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. They led by as many as 13. Ware's -11 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ PHI 108-101 — MIA notes
MIA won 108-101. MIA shot 47% (39 of 83) to PHI's 39%, 14 of 34 from three. MIA turned it over 22 times to PHI's 4, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 54-39 for them. Herro led with 30 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Jović added 23, Rozier 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-25: from level to 4 ahead. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/07 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 18 and Evbuomwan at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (17 straight), Clowney (4 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Adebayo at 24 and Herro at 23 a game. Without Richardson (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 101 a night to Miami's 116 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it Brooklyn 110, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
2/10 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. Without Burks (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 20 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 42 percent from three to Miami's 35 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 114, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
2/12 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Wallace (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-10 a night and Miami plus-0 and the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Miami's 33. Call it OKC 118, Miami 104, OKC by 14.
2/13 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Thompson at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Washington (2 straight), Davis (2 straight), Lively II (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to Miami's 33 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-6. Call it Dallas 115, Miami 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
EG E. Gordon
GY G. Yabusele
JE J. Edwards
KL K. Lowry
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
RC R. Council IV
RJ R. Jackson
TM T. Maxey
MIABA B. Adebayo
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KL K. Love
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
PL P. Larsson
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
PHI/MIA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Tyler Herro scores 30 as Heat defeat 76ers 108-101
PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyler Herro scored 30 points Wednesday, and Bam Adebayo had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers , 108-101, on the night the Heat traded Jimmy Butler to Golden State .
The game played out amid online reports in the first half that Butler would be traded to the Warriors. Butler was suspended by the team for the game, and Josh Richardson , also reportedly part of the deal, was out with a foot injury.
Tyrese Maxey scored 31, his seventh straight scoring at least 30 points. Kelly Oubre Jr . added 15 points and 11 rebounds. The 76ers forced 22 turnovers but couldn’t capitalize on them.
Takeaways Heat: Miami formally start the post-Butler era with plenty of contributions from more than just their All-Star Herro. Nikola Jovic scored 23 points off the bench, and Terry Rozier added 20. The Heat held a 57-29 edge in bench scoring.
76ers: Philadelphia played without Joel Embiid , due to load management on his left knee. Embiid had a triple-double Tuesday in a win over Dallas, returning after 15 games out. Paul George returned after a five-game absence for a left pinkie injury but struggled offensively, shooting 3-for-11 from the field for nine points.
Key moment The 76ers led 55-52 late in the second quarter before a 10-0 run by the Heat, with Jovic providing six points. The Heat led by five at halftime and never trailed in the second half.
Key stat The 76ers entered as the NBA’s top 3-point shooting team over the last nine games at 40.3%. They started 0-for-6 from range against Miami on the way to 12 for 40 (30%).
Up next The Heat wrap up a four-game trip in Brooklyn on Friday. The 76ers visit Detroit on Friday.