Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat predicted starting lineups and depth chart for Nov. 18 | 2024-25 NBA Season

There are eight games on the NBA schedule for Monday night, including the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat matchup. It's the first meeting of the season between the two teams and the first since the Sixers beat the Heat in last season's Play-In Tournament.

Philly is off to a horrendous start at 2-10, which is the second-worst record in the entire league. The team struggled with injuries, and three of its best players already missed a lot of games this campaign. Joel Embiid has only played two games, Paul George missed the first five and Tyrese Maxey is currently out.

Meanwhile, the Heat are inconsistent and have a 5-9 record. They look good after a win, but then lose focus and suffer a bad defeat. Jimmy Butler has not played in the past three games, although it's always the next man up mentality for Miami.

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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat injury reports

76ers

Five players are on the Philadelphia 76ers' injury report ahead of tonight's game. Four players are listed as out, and one is questionable to play. Adem Bona, Justin Edwards and Lester Quinones are all out due to being assigned to the Delaware Blue Coats in the NBA G League.

Tyrese Maxey remains out with a strained right hamstring that has kept him out since Nov. 8. Joel Embiid is questionable because of an undisclosed illness. He's a game-time decision and has only played two games this season.

Heat

Two players are on the Miami Heat's injury report for the home game against Philly. Jimmy Butler has not played since Nov. 10 and has missed the last four matchups due to a sprained right ankle. He's likely to miss the reunion with some of his former Sixers teammates.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. told reporters on Sunday that he'll be out with a sprained ankle as well. Jaquez suffered the injury against the Pacers, but X-rays revealed no major damage to his ankle. He's expected to sit out the fourth game of the season.

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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat predicted starting lineups and depth chart

76ers

G - Kyle Lowry | G - Jared McCain | F - Paul George | F - Caleb Martin | C - Andre Drummond

Point Guard	Shooting Guard	Small Forward	Power Forward	Center
Tyrese Maxey	Kelly Oubre Jr.	Paul George	Caleb Martin	Joel Embiid
Kyle Lowry	Jared McCain	Eric Gordon	Guerschon Yabusele	Andre Drummond
Jeff Dowtin	Ricky Council IV	Justin Edwards	Kenyon Martin Jr.	Adem Bona
Reggie Jackson	Lester Quinones

Heat

G - Terry Rozier | G - Tyler Herro | F - Haywood Highsmith | F - Nikola Jovic | C - Bam Adebayo

Point Guard	Shooting Guard	Small Forward	Power Forward	Center
Terry Rozier	Tyler Herro	Jimmy Butler	Haywood Highsmith	Bam Adebayo
Josh Richardson	Duncan Robinson	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Nikola Jovic	Kel'el Ware
Dru Smith	Pelle Larson	Josh Christopher	Kevin Love
Alec Burks		Keshad Johnson

Note: Players in bold are out with an injury.

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How to watch the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat game?

The 76ers-Heat game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. EST tip-off at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. It will be televised locally on NBC Sports Philadelphia and FanDuel Sports Network Sun.

Fans can also live stream the action on platforms such as NBA League Pass and FuboTV, which are both paid subscriptions.