Miami Heat
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and guard Gabe Vincent (2) converse during a timeout during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Miami Heat Travel to Philadelphia

February 27, 2023

Tonight, the Miami Heat will play the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time this season. This game is slated to begin at 7 p.m.

Currently No. 7 in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat are 32-29 so far in the 2022-2023 season. The Heat are on a four-game losing streak and are hoping to change that with tonight’s game. The Heat lost to the Hornets 108-103 on Saturday.

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Stand-Out Players

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler has been with the Heat since 2019. Butler’s averaging about 22 points per game and dishing out close to five assists per game.

In Miami’s weekend loss to the Hornets, Butler managed to score 28 points. He added six assists and had three rebounds.

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Bam Adebayo

In this year’s 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with captains LeBron and Giannis, Miami Heat superstar Bam Adebayo was on the winning side with Team Giannis. Adebayo was the only Miami Heat player to play in this year’s All-Star game.

During the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Jimmy Butler was the Miami Heat representative.

In Saturday’s game against the Hornets, Adebayo scored 14 points, had four assists, and six rebounds.

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What’s next

Although it might be a stretch, the Heat are currently in the process of trying to make it back to this year’s NBA Finals. The last time the Heat played in the NBA Finals was back in 2020 when they fell to the Lakers in the NBA bubble. The heat last won the finals in 2013 added to the Heat’s third-ever NBA title

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Injured Players

Out

The following players have been ruled out for tonight’s game:

Nikola Jovic – back

Omer Yurtseven – ankle

Kyle Lowry – knee

Day-to-Day

Depending on how they are feeling, these players may or may not play in tonight’s game:

Kevin Love – knee

Tyler Herro – rib

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