PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Lowry hustled right after a free basketball and introduced himself over the scorer’s table and into the lap of the public address announcer.
Lowry turns 38 next 7 days and joked that at his age, he has “no brakes.” But his feet traveling in the air is just the way the 76ers’ guard plays — no extra incentive necessary, not even in his to start with match versus his former Heat teammates.
“I imagine the juice was that we comprehended it was a big sport for the standings,” Lowry mentioned. “I love and admire those men so much. I continue to root for them, apart from when we participate in from them. There was no extra juice.”
Tyrese Maxey experienced 30 details and 10 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. experienced 22 details and 11 rebounds to support Philadelphia hold off Miami 98-91 Monday night time in a prospective preview of an NBA enjoy-in match sport.
Lowry shot 6 of 12 and scored 16 factors for the Sixers in his first recreation versus the Heat considering the fact that they traded him in January.
“He was staying a tiny ornery at shootaround now and he has not been yet,” reported mentor Nick Nurse, who received an NBA title with Lowry in Toronto. “I experience like he’s finding back again to much more of his typical self.”
Bam Adebayo had 20 details and 13 rebounds for the Heat. Terry Rozier III scored 20 details.
The Warmth trailed by 14 points coming into the fourth, before heading on a 20-8 operate and tying the game at 85 on Caleb Martin’s dunk. Buddy Hield snapped the tie with 3-pointer and Lowry hit a 3, serving to the Sixers keep away from a collapse in a sport they wanted to get.
The Eastern Convention champion Warmth are all over again in engage in-in mode with 14 game titles left this time, slipping to eighth in the standings — they finished seventh a year ago when Jimmy Butler sparked an unbelievable run to the NBA Finals. With Indiana’s decline, the 76ers are scarcely in sixth at 38-30 — Indiana is 38-31 the Heat 37-31.
The Sixers experienced been in an unpleasant spiral after paying most of the time as a surefire convention contender, right until shedding Joel Embiid to a knee damage in late January.
Butler (suitable foot contusion) and Embiid (who continues to rehab) skipped Monday’s game. Sixers ahead Tobias Harris (suitable ankle sprain) also missed this just one, and Miami’s Duncan Robinson was pressured out of the match with a lousy back, leaving both equally teams devoid of star electrical power — apart from for Maxey.
Nurse remained optimistic Embiid could return in advance of the close of the period.
“I consider he type of rounds again into form and rhythm rather swiftly,” Nurse said. “I believe certainly the extra video games we have him, the greater. I also feel we want to get to a level where by he’s as wholesome as he can be at playoff or engage in-in time.”
At this pace, the Warmth and Sixers could perform each and every other in the enjoy-in match. In the fourth calendar year of the format, the No. 7 seed plays No. 8. The winner is in, and will get the No. 7 seed for the playoffs. The loser has a next possibility.
“We’re likely to try out and combat like heck to end as large as we can,” Nurse said.
Since of injuries, the Warmth have utilized a franchise-file 32 starting lineups. They are seeking to come across consistency down the stretch and stave off a possible second straight operate that starts with the engage in-in.
“We’re not contemplating about final yr, not wondering about any of the narratives,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Without having Embiid, Maxey steadied the Sixers and dropped 18 factors in the 1st 50 percent to assistance the Sixers win their 2nd straight sport next a skid in which they dropped seven of 10.
UP Up coming
Warmth: Engage in Wednesday at Cleveland.
76ers: Harris will be a part of the workforce as it opens a four-sport vacation in Phoenix on Wednesday.
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