Game ID: 22500275
Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 27 40 26 24 117MIA 37 34 28 28 127
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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 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 9 since 10/27, returns tonight: 29 min (130% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 8 min since (46% of 17)
BACK Gordon back 11/09 after 5, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Drummond 18 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 29 min since (130% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 8 min since (46% of 17)
NEW Drummond 18 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 4 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 25 min since (112% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 17)
NEW Drummond 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 5 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 22 min since (101% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 9 min since (51% of 17)
NEW Drummond 18 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 21 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/23 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 6 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 24 min since (108% of 22)
NEW Drummond 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 7 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 6 since 11/11, returns tonight: 22 min (182% of 12)
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 23 min since (104% of 22)
NEW Grimes 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Edgecombe missed 2 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 8 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 5 since 11/17, returns tonight: 23 min (139% of 16)
BACK Gordon back 11/25 after 6, 22 min since (182% of 12)
NEW Grimes 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 18 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Edgecombe missed 3 since 11/23, returns tonight: 21 min (61% of 35)
OUT Embiid missed 9 since 11/09, returns tonight: 30 min (94% of 32)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Bona back 11/28 after 5, 23 min since (139% of 16)
BACK Gordon back 11/25 after 6, 22 min since (182% of 12)
NEW Grimes 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 13 min (104% of 12)
BACK Edgecombe back 11/30 after 3, 21 min since (61% of 35)
BACK Embiid back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bona back 11/28 after 5, 22 min since (137% of 16)
NEW Grimes 28 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Barlow 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW McCain 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Adebayo missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 6 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Ware 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jović 17 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 6 since 11/07, returns tonight: 29 min (89% of 32)
OUT Jakučionis missed 7 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Ware 22 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 8 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 29 min since (89% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 9 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 29 min since (90% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 10 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (93% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 31 min (103% of 30)
OUT Jakučionis missed 11 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (93% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Jakučionis missed 12 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 5 since 11/19, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 31 min since (103% of 30)
MIA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 13 since 11/05, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 18)
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 34 min since (113% of 30)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 10 min since (59% of 17)
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 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 34 and Grimes at 16 a game. Without Embiid (6 straight), Oubre Jr. (3 straight), Bona (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Ware at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jakučionis (9 straight), Jović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-3. Call it Philadelphia 118, Miami 117, Miami keeping it close.
11/14 @ DET 105-114 — PHI notes
PHI lost 105-114. PHI shot 43% (39 of 90) to DET's 45%, 14 of 39 from three. Maxey led with 31 (13 of 31, 2 of 11 from three); Edgecombe added 18, Edwards 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-25, turning a 9-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. They led by as many as 12. Watford's -15 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs LAC 110-108 — PHI notes
PHI won 110-108. PHI shot 46% (39 of 84) to LAC's 40%, 11 of 33 from three. Maxey led with 39 (13 of 27, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Grimes added 19, Drummond 14. The hinge was Q4, 37-25: PHI came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 2. PHI trailed 46-56 at the half and won the second half 64-52. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/19 vs TOR 112-121 — PHI notes
PHI lost 112-121. PHI shot 47% (41 of 87) to TOR's 54%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to TOR's 24. PHI turned it over 21 times to TOR's 14, and TOR turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 41-31 for them. Maxey led with 24 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three); Edgecombe added 21, Grimes 21. Q2 was theirs, 28-20, turning a 5-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-84 against them. McCain's -12 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 @ MIL 123-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 123-114 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 43% (42 of 97) to MIL's 49%, 18 of 53 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIL's 13 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 52-42 for them. Maxey led with 54 (18 of 30, 6 of 15 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); George added 21, Grimes 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead. PHI trailed 55-57 at the half and won the second half 68-57. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/23 vs MIA 117-127 — PHI notes
PHI lost 117-127. PHI shot 45% (44 of 98) to MIA's 49%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIA's 30. The glass went 47-58 against them. Maxey led with 27 (10 of 23, 5 of 14 from three); Watford added 19, Grimes 15. Q2 was theirs, 40-34, the deficit cut from 10 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. Edwards's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (7 straight), Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Bona (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 10 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 22. Call it Orlando 118, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/28 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Clowney at 19 a game. Without Thomas (9 straight), Traore (3 straight), Wolf (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Edgecombe (2 straight), Embiid (8 straight), Oubre Jr. (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 123 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 23. Call it Brooklyn 116, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/30 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Grimes at 15 a game. Without Edgecombe (3 straight), Embiid (9 straight), Oubre Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. Without Young (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/02 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Grimes at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (7 straight), Watford (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Sarr at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (4 straight), Watkins (2 straight), Kispert (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31. Call it Philadelphia 124, Washington 116.
11/14 @ NYK 132-140 — MIA notes
MIA lost 132-140. MIA shot 46% (44 of 95) to NYK's 46%, 19 of 44 from three. Powell led with 38 (12 of 22, 8 of 15 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Jaquez Jr. added 23, Wiggins 15. Q3 was theirs, 36-32, the deficit cut from 10 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 108-96 against them. Wiggins's -15 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs NYK 115-113 — MIA notes
MIA won 115-113. MIA shot 45% (45 of 101) to NYK's 46%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 24. Powell led with 19 (9 of 20, 0 of 3 from three); Mitchell added 18, Ware 16. The hinge was Q1, 25-20: from level to 5 ahead.
11/19 vs GSW 110-96 — MIA notes
MIA won 110-96. MIA shot 41% (39 of 96) to GSW's 36%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 20 — 19 points from the stripe to their 15. MIA turned it over 14 times to GSW's 21. The glass went 52-62 against them. Powell led with 25 (10 of 14, 4 of 7 from three); Adebayo added 20, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-22: MIA came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 14. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/21 @ CHI 143-107 — MIA notes
MIA won 143-107. MIA shot 47% (47 of 100) to CHI's 41%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 44 times to CHI's 28 — 35 points from the stripe to their 21. MIA turned it over 10 times to CHI's 18. The glass went 53-39 for them. Ware led with 20 (8 of 15); Powell added 19, Adebayo 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-20: a lead of 4 became 18, and the lead reached 41. Larsson was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/23 @ PHI 127-117 — MIA notes
MIA won 127-117. MIA shot 49% (48 of 98) to PHI's 45%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHI's 19 — 20 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 58-47 for them. Powell led with 32 (11 of 18, 4 of 7 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Jaquez Jr. added 22, Ware 20. The hinge was Q1, 37-27: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Ware was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/24 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Adebayo at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Jakučionis (10 straight), Jović (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Flagg at 19 and Washington at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Davis (12 straight), Nembhard (8 straight), Russell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-7 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 12. Call it Miami 121, Dallas 113.
11/26 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Adebayo at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (3 straight), Jakučionis (11 straight), Jović (4 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Rollins at 20 and Portis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Porter Jr. (17 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (3 straight), Prince (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 107 a night to Milwaukee's 121 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-7. Call it Miami 122, Milwaukee 111, Miami by 11.
11/29 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Adebayo at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jakučionis (12 straight), Jović (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Duren at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 105 a night to Detroit's 115 and the arc, Detroit at 38 percent from three to Miami's 32. Call it Miami 119, Detroit 113.
12/01 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Powell at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jakučionis (13 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 31 and Leonard at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (7 straight), Miller (7 straight), Lopez (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the line, where Miami takes 31 free throws a game to the Clippers' 25. Call it Miami 122, the Clippers 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
HS H. Sallis
JB J. Broome
JE J. Edwards
JM J. McCain
JW J. Walker
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
MIABA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JY J. Young
KJ K. Johnson
KW K. Ware
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
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
Powell, Ware lead Miami Heat to fourth straight win with 127-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers
PHILADELPHIA -- — Norman Powell scored 32 points while Kel’el Ware had 20 points and 16 rebounds to help the Miami Heat win their fourth in a row with a 127-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.
Jaime Jacquez Jr. scored 22 points, and Bam Adebayo contributed 18 for the Heat.
Tyrese Maxey had 27 points to pace Philadelphia, which played without former MVP Joel Embiid for the seventh straight game. Embiid (right knee injury management) has missed 10 of 16 contests this season. Maxey, who. entered second in the NBA in scoring at 33.4 points per contest, was coming off a career-high 54 points in Thursday's 123-114 overtime win at Milwaukee.
Andre Drummond added 14 points and 23 rebounds for the 76ers. Rookie VJ Edgecombe (left calf tightness) also was sidelined for Philadelphia.
This was the first of three contests between the clubs.
Miami controlled the contest throughout, but the 76ers got within 105-103 with 8:28 left after Trendon Watford’s layup. The Heat then scored 13 of the next 15 points, capped by Powell’s running layup with 4:40 remaining, to go ahead by 13.
The 76ers honored the 25-year anniversary of the 2001 Eastern Conference champions by wearing replica black jerseys from that era. Allen Iverson, who was named MVP that season, was in attendance. Theo Ratliff rang the ceremonial Liberty Bell prior to the contest. Ratliff helped the 76ers to a 41-14 record before a midseason trade sent him to Atlanta for Dikembe Mutombo .