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01/25 01:04 CST Phoenix faces Miami, seeks 7th straight home win
Phoenix faces Miami, seeks 7th straight home win
By The Associated Press
Miami Heat (24-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (27-18,
sixth in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -2.5; over/under is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hosts Miami trying to continue its six-game home winning
streak.
The Suns have gone 14-5 at home. Phoenix ranks third in the Western Conference
with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Mark Williams averaging 3.2.
The Heat are 9-15 on the road. Miami scores 119.9 points while outscoring
opponents by 1.5 points per game.
The Suns are shooting 46.1% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points
lower than the 46.4% the Heat allow to opponents. The Heat score 8.1 more
points per game (119.9) than the Suns allow (111.8).
The teams square off for the second time this season. In the last matchup on
Jan. 14 the Heat won 127-121 led by 29 points from Bam Adebayo, while Dillon
Brooks scored 25 points for the Suns.
TOP PERFORMERS: Williams is scoring 12.0 points per game and averaging 8.2
rebounds for the Suns. Brooks is averaging 16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds over
the last 10 games.
Andrew Wiggins is shooting 47.1% and averaging 15.9 points for the Heat.
Adebayo is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 6-4, averaging 111.5 points, 42.4 rebounds, 25.2 assists,
9.4 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 106.9 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 116.7 points, 47.4 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 7.6 steals and
3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 122.4 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Jalen Green: day to day (hamstring), Devin Booker: out (ankle).
Heat: Tyler Herro: out (toe), Kel'el Ware: day to day (hamstring), Davion
Mitchell: day to day (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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