Bam Adebayo

Joel Embiid and Nico Batum were heroic in the second half as the Sixers battled back from a double-digit deficit to beat the Heat, 105-104.

The Sixers have no choice but to face demons in the 2024 postseason. They will face one on Wednesday when the Miami Heat come to Philadelphia in a Play-In game for the right to battle the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 playoffs.

Tyrese Maxey went for 37 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds to lead the Sixers past the Heat, 109-105.

Tyrese Maxey flirted with a 30-point triple-double to power the Sixers to victory, 98-91, in a game that had meaningful playoff seeding implications.

The Heat sat in zone for most of the night, and the Sixers ran out of solutions on offense in the middle of the third quarter en route to a 109-104 defeat.

While hardly a reason to sound alarm bells, there are takeaways on the film that should serve as data points for the Sixers going forward.

Tyrese Maxey had the worst offensive game of his career as the Sixers fell short in Miami, 119-113.

With the third week of NBA action ready to begin, we look at the rookie studs and duds from the first two weeks of play.