Duncan Robinson caught fire late, scoring 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Miami Heat to a 117-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
Tyler Herro added 20 points as the Heat (36-43) pulled within half a game of the Chicago Bulls for the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference play-in race.
Philadelphia (23-56) dropped its 12th straight contest, continuing a late-season spiral that included starting four players not on the team’s opening night roster.
Robinson went 7-for-8 from the field and knocked down five of six from beyond the arc in 25 minutes off the bench.
Kel’el Ware delivered one of his most dominant performances since joining the Heat, finishing with 19 points and 17 rebounds while shooting 8-of-16.
Davion Mitchell posted a strong all-around game, contributing 12 points and nine assists with a game-high +27 in the plus-minus column.
Miami was without Bam Adebayo (back), Kevin Love (personal reasons), and Andrew Wiggins (hamstring), the latter of whom has missed 15 of the team’s 30 games since being acquired.
Erik Spoelstra’s group used a decisive 16-3 run midway through the fourth quarter to break a 91-91 tie and take control of the game.
Robinson capped that run with his fifth triple of the night, extending the lead to 13 with 4:22 remaining.
The Heat have not trailed by double digits in any of their last six games, marking their longest such stretch in over three years.
Miami shot 50.6% from the field and hit 16 of 36 three-point attempts, outscoring Philadelphia by 12 from deep.
Lonnie Walker IV and Quentin Grimes each scored 29 points to lead the 76ers, combining for 21-of-43 shooting.
Adem Bona added a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which was again without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George due to injury.
Jared Butler (8 points, 4 assists) and rookie Colin Castleton (4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) saw extended minutes off the bench for head coach Nick Nurse, who has leaned heavily on unproven talent late in the season.
Miami dominated the glass 52-45 and assisted on 26 of its 45 made field goals, showing improved ball movement without their starting frontcourt.
The Heat’s bench outscored Philadelphia’s reserves 46-17, with Duncan Robinson and Davion Mitchell providing the bulk of the production.
Pelle Larsson also gave Miami a lift with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, while Kyle Anderson added eight points, eight rebounds, and six assists.
Philadelphia managed just 22 points in the final quarter and failed to score over the last 2:38 as Miami closed the game on an 8-0 run.
The 76ers shot 43.2% from the field and hit only 12-of-38 three-point attempts, with Ricky Council IV (1-of-6) and Jalen Hood-Schifino (0-of-2) struggling to provide support off the bench.
The Heat (36-43) will face the Bulls (36-42) on Wednesday in a critical matchup with play-in positioning implications.
