A sloppy performance by Philadelphia cost them this afternoon against Miami. "You play like that, and you're going to get beaten," said Philadelphia coach Bob after the game. "Doesn't matter who you're playing - we proved that today." Poor play all afternoon, especially in clutch situations, proved costly for Philadelphia and negated a solid outing by Hargrove.

Miami was led by Brown (16 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, a steal, a block), Fenty (10 points, 14 boards, 1 assists, a block), Jones (22 points, 0 assists, a block). Philadelphia was led by Hargrove (17 points, a steal, a block), Barksdale (17 points), Thompson (15 points, 0 assists).

Miami jump to 43-32 and 28-10 at home with this win. They stay at #2 in the Southeast and move up to #4 overall in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia are now 53-23 after today's defeat. They have won the Atlantic championship and hold at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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