Nick Nurse said he thought Tobias Harris had played a lot of minutes and looked tired. Said he also rode Buddy Hield a little longer and waited to bring Kyle Lowry back in.

Nick Nurse said he emphasized driving the ball into the zone at halftime. Thought that was the difference in the second half.

Nico Batum blocks Tyler Herro. What an unreal game for Batum.

Joel Embiid has been fantastic down the stretch here. Seeing the floor so well and making play after player.

Holy shit, Joel Embiid

It appears the Sixers' closing lineup will not feature Tobias Harris.

The Sixers' leading scorer tonight: Nico Batum. They don't ask him to do much offensively, but Batum is capable. This is a guy who came into the league as a scorer/offensive-minded player.

Tell you what, this is the biggest NBA game Buddy Hield has ever played in and he's been awesome. Not even shooting. He has six assists and has played strong defense.

Holy shit, Nico Batum

Great read by Joel Embiid, finds Nico Batum open and he nails a three. The Sixers up 79-76.

Happy to report the SIxers looked like a fully functioning NBA basketball team to close the third quarter. Still find themselves down 74-69. We'll see what they're made of in the fourth.

Nico Batum has been fantastic the last few minutes on both ends. Winning basketball player.

The Sixers showing signs of life and the crowd is into it. It is LOUD in here. A Buddy Hield layup is goaltended and the Sixers are down just six.

Heat have gone away from the zone and the Sixers still look hapless offensively. Maxey and Embiid a combined 7-of-22. Not going to get it done.

Sixers play their worst half of the season at the worst possible time and get booed off the floor. They've done nothing against the Heat's zone. Lots of side-to-side passing and passivity. Miami has been the aggressor all night.

I've seen some bad basketball played in big spots in this building. This is way the hell up there.

This is not a great effort by the Sixers. Shooting below 40% from the field, already have 10 turnovers. For a team that talked so much about the Heat's zone and how prepared they were for it, that does not appear to be the case.

Three absolutely brutal possessions against the zone to start for the Sixers.

Bam Adebayo picks up his second foul already. Looks like Kevin Love will check in.

Brandon Graham rings the bell.