The Miami Heat (37 - 26) defeated the Philadelphia 76ers (8 - 55) 103 - 98 on Sunday. For the second time in three nights, Miami dealt with a short - handed Sixers squad that nevertheless hung with them for four quarters. Philadelphia was once again without its starting frontcourt of Nerlens Noel (knee) and Jahlil Okafor (shin), but received strong performances from their replacements, Carl Landry and Jerami Grant. Miami was able to pull away in the last three minutes of the final period with some outstanding defensive work on the part of Hassan Whiteside, who tallied a whopping seven blocks. The Heat equaled their 2014 - 15 win total with the victory, while Philadelphia still has only a pair of triumphs over Eastern Conference rivals this season. The Sixers were led by Ish Smith, who collected 21 points, five assists, four rebounds and a steal over 38 minutes. It was a second consecutive impressive outing for the Philadelphia point guard against one of the toughest units in the league versus the position. Landry was able to avoid the foul trouble that plagued him in the game against the Heat on Friday night, and finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and a steal. Hollis Thompson tallied 16 points and four rebounds in another start at shooting guard. Grant amassed a near double - double, registering nine points, eight boards, two assists and two blocks. Isaiah Canaan paced the reserves with 17 points, four assists and three rebounds, although he did pick up five fouls. Philadelphia continues in last place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They head back home to face off against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Miami was led by a pair of 23 - point efforts from their backcourt duo of Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade. The former supplemented his scoring with eight rebounds and five assists, while the latter also supplied three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Joe Johnson registered 14 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal, while Luol Deng rounded out a productive night for the starting five with a 12 - point, 14 - rebound double - double that also included four assists, two steals and a block. Whiteside was outstanding once again in pacing the Heat reserves, posting 14 points, 13 rebounds, an assist and the aforementioned seven rejections. The Heat remains in first place in the Eastern Conference's Southeastern Division, and currently have possession of the fourth seed in the conference as well. They head to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks on Wednesday night.
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