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5 Takeaways from Philadelphia 76ers’ Miami Heat game

By Kevin Kolodziej

Nov 21, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts as time winds down on a victory against the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 101-94. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts as time winds down on a victory against the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 101-94. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 21, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts as time winds down on a victory against the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 101-94. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts as time winds down on a victory against the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 101-94. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Miami Heat by a final score of 101-94 on Monday, Nov. 21 at the Wells Fargo Center.

It’s been a long time coming.

For the first time since March 20, 2015, the Philadelphia 76ers have finally started a win-streak by capturing their second victory in a row.

By defeating the Miami Heat 101-94 on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers improve to 4-10 on the year (the team’s best start since the 2013-14 season). The Sixers have now won their last four home games.

Joel Embiid led the scoring charge for the Sixers with 22 points. He also grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked three shots in 23 minutes of action.

Gerald Henderson and Jahlil Okafor contributed 19 and 15 points, respectively, while Ersan Ilyasova scored 10 points with a team-high 11 rebounds.

Miami’s Hassan Whiteside fought his way to a game-high 32 points to go along with 13 rebounds and Dion Waiters chipped in 19 points of his own.

Aside from the stat sheet, there was plenty to take away from Monday night’s contest.

Here’s five takeaways, specifically: