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Phoenix Suns at Miami Heat

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12-10, 4-6 Away
Final
111 - 121

11-10, 6-4 Home

Bam Adebayo scores 25, Jimmy Butler adds 24 and Heat hold off Suns 121-111

Phoenix Suns vs. Miami Heat: Game Highlights

Adebayo finished with 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat (11-10). Duncan Robinson scored 19 and Tyler Herro added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Miami, which outscored Phoenix 68-53 after halftime.

Royce O’Neale had 23 points for Phoenix (12-10), Devin Booker scored 21 and Grayson Allen finished with 16. Bradley Beal had 15 points for the Suns, who were outscored 62-32 in the paint.

The Suns played again without Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) and Jusuf Nurkic (right thigh contusion).

Takeaways Suns: Phoenix is winless in its last seven games without Durant and 1-8 when the four-time Olympic gold medalist hasn't played this season. If that wasn't bad enough, the Suns are now 0-8 when allowing 120 points; they're 12-2 when holding teams under that number.

Heat: Miami improved to 10-3 when holding teams under 115 points this season; the Heat are 1-7 when that doesn't happen. And they've now won three in a row at home for the first time this season.

Key moment Butler had three points on three consecutive possessions — one on a 3-pointer, the other two on three-point plays — in a 62-second span late in the fourth quarter. Miami's lead went from three to 10 in that brief flurry that basically sealed the game.

Key stat Adebayo's previous scoring high at home this season was 19. The Heat are 3-0 this season when he scores at least 25 points.

Up next Both teams play Sunday, with Phoenix going to Orlando and the Heat hosting NBA-leading Cleveland.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 65.5%
Suns: 34.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 121
4th 8.1 shot clock turnover 111 - 121
4th 30.2 Bam Adebayo defensive rebound 111 - 121
4th 34.1 Bradley Beal misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 111 - 121

Statistics

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36-82 FG 45-86
43.9 Field Goal % 52.3
16-41 3PT 13-32
39.0 Three Point % 40.6
23-25 FT 18-23
92.0 Free Throw % 78.3
41 Rebounds 41
13 Offensive Rebounds 11
28 Defensive Rebounds 30
29 Assists 30
8 Steals 9
3 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
11 Fast Break Points 20
32 Points in Paint 62
20 Fouls 20
5 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,600 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 25 .615 - L4
Golden State 38 28 .576 2.5 W6
LA Clippers 37 30 .552 4 W2
Sacramento 33 33 .500 7.5 L4
Phoenix 31 36 .463 10 W1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 35 .478 - L1
Orlando 31 37 .456 1.5 L1
Miami 29 37 .439 2.5 L6
Charlotte 17 49 .258 14.5 W1
Washington 14 51 .215 17 W1
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