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,

Takeaways from the Heat’s 118-95 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center: ▪ A 76ers team missing its three stars – and 8 of its 10 highest paid players – hung around for awhile before the Heat took control late in the third to earn its fourth consecutive win on the heels of a 10-game losing streak.

The Miami Heat need to defeat the 76ers in hopes of moving up the Eastern standings, but will do so without veteran guard Duncan Robinson.