Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition

Preview: Heat at 76ers

- — Ira Winderman

When/Where: 7 p.m., Wells Fargo Center, Philadelph­ia.

TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).

Scouting report: This is the second game of the three-game season series and the Heat's lone visit to Philadelph­ia . . . The teams have not met since Nov. 12, when the 76ers won 124-114 at AmericanAi­rlines Arena, before Jimmy Butler had joined the 76ers in their trade with the Timberwolv­es. The 76ers since have added Tobias Harris at the NBA trade deadline earlier this month . . . The 76ers won the first meeting behind the 35 points and 18 rebounds from All-Star center Joel Embiid, in a game Heat center Hassan Whiteside finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds amid foul trouble . . . The Heat have lost their last four regular-season visits to Philadelph­ia, but went 1-2 there in the first round of last season's playoff series, which they lost in five games . . . The game technicall­y ends a six-game trip for the Heat, who have had a week off after going 2-3 on a western swing that ended with a Feb. 13 victory in Dallas . . . The Heat are 15-14 on the road, but just 11-18 overall against teams with winning records . . . The 76ers are 3-3 in February, 4-3 in their last seven home games, with a 15-6 record against teams with losing records . . . Harris is averaging 17.8 points for the 76ers in the four games since he was acquired from the Clippers . . . For the Heat, Yante Maten and Emanuel Terry are on G League assignment . . . For the 76ers, Joel Embiid (knee), Furkan Korkmaz (knee), Shake Milton (hand) and Zhaire Smith (foot) are out, with Haywood Highsmith and Justin Patton on G League assignment.

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