Tyrese Maxey and Kyle Lowry spear-headed a valiant effort to bring the Sixers back in the second half, but they fell short of a major comeback in a 110-96 defeat.
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.
Cobbling together a couple of role players who can each do one or two things quite well is a reasonable way to find the light at the end of Philadelphia's tunnel.