PHILADELPHIA: Without LeBron James, their former MVP, leading a championship charge, Chris Bosh and the Heat are cruising.
Bosh had 30 points and eight rebounds and Mario Chalmers scored 20 off the bench to lead
the Miami Heat past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-96 on Saturday night.
Dwyane Wade had nine points and 10 assists to help the Heat to their second win in two games.
“Everyone is getting opportunities, which is a little different than we’ve had,” Wade said.
Tony Wroten had 21 points and 10 assists for the Sixers and Brandon Davies scored 18 points for the winless Sixers.
Expected to challenge the 82-game mark for worst record in NBA history, the Sixers are already 0-3 and could add to that winless streak with three more home games this week.
The Sixers gamely tried to keep up with the Eastern Conference champions and only trailed 87-83 at the end of the third quarter.
But the Heat had too much offensive power inside and out (12 of 24 3s), overwhelming the Sixers.
“Forty-eight minutes is a very long game for the group we have,” Sixers coach Brett Brown said before the game. “From an
experience and resume perspective, navigating through 48 minutes of an NBA game is really difficult.”
The Heat were happy to make it that much harder. AGENCIES
