The Miami Heat will host the Philadelphia 76ers at Kaseya Center on Thursday.

The Heat (42-33) are trending in the right direction recently. Looking to secure the highest possible seed in the Eastern Conference, the Heat enter this game on the heels of a three-game winning run following their 109-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Miami has recorded each of those three wins by 10 or more points, and the team should also be confident based on their play at home, where it has gone 20-17. The Heat enter Thursday’s action in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, but another win here could create separation from the seventh-placed team, the Indiana Pacers. The Heat will also aim to win the season series, where they lead the Sixers by a 2-1 record.

The Heat are listing Tyler Herro (foot) as injured. Josh Richardson (shoulder) is out for the season.

The 76ers (41-35) celebrated Joel Embiid's return in their most recent game, and the star big man played a prominent role in Tuesday’s 109-105 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Embiid posted 24 points, seven assists, and six rebounds across 30 minutes in his first game in nine weeks following knee surgery. Having Embiid back in the lineup should boost the team on both ends of the court. Even though his return came too late to push the Sixers to a Top 6 finish in the East, there’s no question Philadelphia will be a difficult team in the playoffs as long as Embiid stays healthy. The Sixers aim to snap Miami’s winning run while holding a two-game winning streak of their own.

Tobias Harris (knee), Joel Embiid (knee), Mo Bamba (illness) and Tyrese Maxey (hip) are game-time calls for Thursday. Robert Covington (knee) and De’Anthony Melton (back) are out.