Herro, Heat to visit Maxey, 76ers
Miami Heat (24-24, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (20-29, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami faces Philadelphia in Eastern Conference action Wednesday.
The 76ers are 14-15 in conference matchups. Philadelphia is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 46.0 points per game in the paint led by Tyrese Maxey averaging 11.0.
The Heat have gone 13-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami has an 11-13 record against opponents over .500.
The 76ers average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer make per game than the Heat allow (13.8). The Heat's 45.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.1 percentage points lower than the 76ers have given up to their opponents (48.9%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Maxey is averaging 27.8 points, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. Kelly Oubre Jr. is averaging 17.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists over the last 10 games.
Tyler Herro is averaging 23.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 5-5, averaging 115.8 points, 36.3 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.7 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 111.8 points, 44.7 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.6 points.
INJURIES: 76ers: Paul George: day to day (illness), Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Andre Drummond: day to day (toe), Eric Gordon: day to day (knee), Kyle Lowry: day to day (hip), KJ Martin: day to day (foot).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Josh Richardson: day to day (heel).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.