There were plenty of opportunities for the Miami Heat to bury the Sixers.
Instead, the Sixers hung around before their MVP candidate took the game over late in a gutty 109-98 win over Jimmy Butler and the Heat Saturday night at FTX Arena. The Sixers have now won nine of 10 and sit at 25-17 overall. They have a matinee road matchup with the Wizards on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Matisse Thybulle (shoulder soreness), Danny Green (hip) and Shake Milton (back contusion) were all out. Ben Simmons (personal reasons) remains out.
Bam Adebayo (right thumb surgery) and Philly native Markieff Morris (conditioning) were out for Miami.