The Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday behind 26 points from rookie Kendrick Nunn. Miami snapped Philadelphia's 14-game home winning streak.

The Heat lost to the Sixers by 27 points back in November and Nunn struggled mightily. The Chicago native scored just six points on 3 of 10 shooting from the field.

Nunn marked the rematch with the Sixers on his calendar because he was eager to redeem himself.

“110 percent. I marked it on my board,” Nunn told Michael Lee of The Athletic. “That’s one of the games that I remembered. And I wanted to play better. We a no-excuse organization. I watched the film. I found solutions for it and I executed. Those type of things I love. When adversity hits, I find ways to get better, fight through and overcome it.”

Nunn has been a great story for the Heat. He went undrafted in the 2018 draft. Nunn signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors on July 13, 2018, but was waived by the Dubs on October 12, 2018.

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The Heat signed Nunn to a multiyear deal on April 10, 2019. He’s now the starting point guard in Miami and has been turning heads left and right with his stellar play.

Nunn is averaging 16.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the field, 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.5 percent from the free-throw line.