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Jaime Jaquez Jr. leads Miami Heat past Philadelphia 76ers

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MIAMI -- No Jimmy Butler? No problem.

Thanks to the best game so far in the career of rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr., who finished with a career-high 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds, Miami escaped with a 119-113 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in a rollercoaster of a game missing two of the league's biggest stars in Butler and Joel Embiid due to injuries.

"Definitely special," said Jaquez, who became the first rookie to have at least 25 points and 10 rebounds on Christmas Day since Patrick Ewing in 1985.