On January 30, Beijing time, a number of key battles in the 2023-24 NBA regular season started at the same time, and the Phoenix Suns played back-to-back away games against the Miami Heat. This is the fourth leg of the Suns' road trip, the past 2 consecutive losses to the Pacers and Magic, the first 2 consecutive losses in the Eastern Conference, and currently 26-20 in the 6th place in the West. The Suns' recent discord news seems to have affected the team's record. The Heat have been in worse form lately, currently suffering a wave of six consecutive losses and sitting in seventh place in the East.
In the first quarter of the game, the Suns felt average on the outside, only 2 of 8 3-point shots, but the scoring efficiency of the inside line was very high, and they frequently got service opportunities, and the whole team scored 33 points in a single quarter; The Suns' standout performance in the first quarter was Eubanks, who scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting and became the only player on the team to score in double figures in the first quarter, playing the bench wonder. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led by 8 points at 33-25;
In the second quarter, the Suns reduced their outside shots, with a total of 6 shots and 2 hits, with many inside scoring points, a shooting rate of nearly 6 percent, and another 29 points in a single quarter; The Suns' Big 3 still didn't make a lot of effort in this quarter, Booker only scored 8 points in the half, Durant scored 10 points, and Beal scored 9 points, which is obviously not their normal level. Fortunately, the Heat still did not find their form, and they hit a total of 5 shots in this quarter, and the Suns led by 13 points at halftime 62-49;
Yibian fought again, the Suns continued to exert their strength in this section, and the Heat still did not have an obvious **, and the score difference was quickly opened! The Suns hit six 3-pointers in the quarter, and they were more efficient inside, conceding a total of 2 shots. And the scoring points were many and scattered, the opponent couldn't defend against it, and scored another 38 points in a single quarter, and the total score came to 100-74, and the Suns led by 26 points into the fourth quarter;
The situation suddenly changed in the last quarter, and the Heat suddenly woke up and began to chase points! Richardson took the lead in hitting a 3-point shot, Herro continued with a 3-pointer, Richardson dunked again, and a wave of 8-0 directly stopped the Suns! After the timeout, Herro hit a 3-point shot, Durant scored a 3-point to stop the bleeding, and Adebayo hit a dunk in the air! After that, the Heat continued to exert force, Adebayo and Martin scored 4 points in a row, and the Heat chased only 13 points, and the suspense returned! also stopped the sun again; After the timeout, the Suns withstood the pressure and held on to the lead, and finally defeated the Heat 118-105 to end a two-game losing streak and send the opponent to a seven-game losing streak, and the last time the Heat lost seven in a row was in 2008!
Statistics: Heat: Butler 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Herro 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Adebayo 8 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Highsmith 3 points and 2 boards, Rozier 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Martin 12 points and 6 boards, Richardson 12 points and 4 boards, Harkes 2 points and 3 boards, Love 4 points and 2 boards;
Durant 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Booker 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Beal 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Gordon 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Nurkic 6 points and 8 boards, Allen 3 points and 2 boards, Eubanks 11 points and 5 boards, Okogie 11 points and 7 boards. Sports Warm Winter Creation Season