The Heat have endured some drama from the Jimmy Butler fiasco. As for the 76ers, they have endured a ton of injuries all season long, including their top three players, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George.

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Kel'el Ware's 19 points and career-high 17 rebounds helped lead a makeshift Miami Heat lineup to a 117-105 home win on Monday over the slumping Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 12th straight game.

The reality is that with one loss over their remaining eight games, the Miami Heat will have the team’s first losing record since 2018-19. For now, though, for the first time in a long time,

Duncan Robinson scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro scored 20 and the Miami Heat pulled away to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-105 on Monday night.

On March 29, Memphis Grizzlies team president Zach Kleiman fired head coach Taylor Jenkins after close to six years and two 50-plus win seasons, in the midst of a losing skid. Memphis has gone 2-3 under new head coach Tuomas Iisalo, as it grapples with the same injury issues that plagued Jenkins during much of the season's second half.

While Chicago has the tiebreaker, Miami still has the chance to win out and gain position over them with a victory on Wednesday night. Head coach Erik Spoelstra would say after the win over Philadelphia that it will be “fun” as this time of the season reveals a player's competitive nature as he predicts the contest to “feel like a playoff game.”

Adebayo played 42 minutes against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, a game the Heat lost in overtime by a final score of 121-115. Adebayo finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists while shooting 11-of-25 from the field, 3-of-7 from beyond the arc and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line.

The Sixers held a lead in the early going, but once the Heat turned it on and got into a groove, there was not much Philadelphia could do on the road. Miami walked away with a 117-105 win to send the Sixers to their 12th straight loss. There are three games left now for Philadelphia.

While you were watching college basketball, the Miami Heat were winning a game Monday night that no one should have had to watch.