The Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, 106-89. Philadelphia blew an 18-point lead in the second quarter as they lost their fourth straight game and dropped to 2-11 on the season, which means the Sixers are tied with the Washington Wizards for the worst record in the NBA. It was the kind of result that led to an hour-long team meeting in the locker room after the game.
When the press was finally let into the locker room many gathered around Joel Embiid who had just played his second game of the season and put up just 11 points and eight rebounds in the loss. Embiid was asked about Jimmy Butler, who finished with 30 points on just 12 field goal attempts, and the Sixers' star center had some pretty high praise for his former teammate.
