Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat match preview

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat 3/17 7AM GMT+8



Though things haven't gone well lately for the Miami Heat, especially on the road, visiting Philadelphia might be a welcome sight.The Heat go for a 10th straight regular-season win over the 76ers -- a team they have really dominated in 2012 -- and enter Friday night trying to avoid their longest road losing streak in nearly four years.This matchup caps a three-game trip for Miami (31-11), and the first two did not go well. One night after blowing a 14-point lead in an overtime loss to Orlando, the Heat couldn't take advantage of Derrick Rose's absence and fell 106-102 to Chicago on Wednesday after failing to make up a 17-point deficit.



The 76ers had won three in a row before losing 111-94 at Indiana on Wednesday. They forced eight turnovers, one off a season low, and let the Pacers shoot 56.6 percent -- the best by a Philadelphia opponent in more than a year.The Sixers haven't allowed 100 points in back-to-back games all season but now face a Miami team that leads the Eastern Conference in scoring at 102.5 per game.Evan Turner has averaged 21.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in the past four games for Philadelphia, which has won its last two home games after losing five of six.The 76ers could have a new player in uniform, having acquired swingman Sam Young from Memphis shortly before Thursday's trade deadline.