Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #19 James Capers, #53 Mark Lindsay, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 20389
Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and the Miami Heat notched the first victory of the LeBron James era by dispatching the host Philadelphia 76ers, 97-87, on Wednesday night.
Reserve James Jones scored 20 points with a career-high six 3-pointers to help the Heat bounce back from Tuesday’s season-opening loss in Boston and hand the 76ers a setback in Doug Collins’ first game as coach.
James had 16 points and seven assists as Miami was a much more cohesive unit in its second game. Fellow superstar newcomer Chris Bosh had 15 points and seven rebounds.
Miami led by eight at halftime before taking control by outscoring Philadelphia 31-13 in the third quarter to take an 80-54 lead entering the final period.
No. 2 overall pick Evan Turner scored 16 points off the bench for Philadelphia in his NBA debut. Fellow reserves Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams added 15 points apiece.
James committed nine turnovers for a two-game total of 17.
| Miami | Philadelphia | |
| Dwyane Wade 30 | Scoring | Evan Turner 16 |
| LeBron James 7 | Assists | Lou Williams 7 |
| Chris Bosh 7 | Rebounds | Elton Brand 9 |
| Dwyane Wade 9 | Free Throws Made | Thaddeus Young 3 |
| Dwyane Wade 3 | Steals | Elton Brand 3 |
| Dwyane Wade 2 | Blocks | Elton Brand 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Miami | 97 | 47.8 | 8-16 | 23-31 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Philadelphia | 87 | 43.4 | 7-18 | 8-11 | 24 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
- Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Miami will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.