76ers blow 19-point lead in 106–89 loss to Heat, as Joel Embiid takes no foul shots

The Philadelphia 76ers continued an disappointing start to a promising season with arguably their worst effort yet.

Philadelphia blew a 19-point first half lead and eventually lost 106–89 to the Miami Heat on Monday.

After taking a 46–27 lead with 9:23 remaining in the second quarter, the Sixers were then outscored 61–26 over the next 14:37. By the end of the third quarter, Miami led 88–72.

It was 46-27 Philly in the second,

It is now 88-72 Miami after 3.

That’s a 61-26 run.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) November 19, 2024

Jimmy Butler returned to the Heat lineup on Monday after missing the team’s past four games with an ankle injury. He had his best game of the season, scoring 30 points with 10 rebounds and five assists. Butler shot 8-for-12 from the floor, hit his lone 3-point attempt and went 13-for-13 on free throws.

Miami went 2–2 in Butler’s absence, but certainly benefited from the return of its third-leading scorer. Tyler Herro added 18 points with five assists and five rebounds, while Bam Adebayo grabbed 13 boards. With Monday’s win, the Heat improved to 6–7, boosting them to fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

Meanwhile, it’s early in the 2024-25 season but the 76ers dropped to 2–11 with their fourth consecutive loss. That ties them for worst in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.

Rookie Jared McCain led the Sixers with 20 points. Paul George followed with 18 points, shooting 5-for-13 (and 1-of-7 on 3s). Joel Embiid contributed 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting.

But more notable was that Embiid didn’t shoot any free throws in 31 minutes. That’s the first time in nearly seven years since he played in a game and didn’t get one free throw, according to PhillyVoice’s Adam Aaronson.

Joel Embiid: 31 minutes, no free throw attempts. It has been nearly seven years since he has gone an entire game without stepping to the free throw line. https://t.co/UD5vjzfECc

— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) November 19, 2024

Also, Monday’s game was the first time that Embiid had played 25 minutes or more and not attempted any free throws. As a team, Philadelphia shot only 12 free throws, making nine of them. Miami got…

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Publish date : 2024-11-19 04:07:00

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