Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
35
36
71
2823
2825
27
11
41
96
42
44
23
17
74
32
17
49
5
17
13
14
25
112
4
87
34
39
2822
1010
36
017
012
71
68
57
125
12
55
36
34
2336
6060
66
31
47
2422
1012
42
24
23
96
144
42
186
11
34
22
43
2528
6060
8
3
38
28
10
36
0
0
0
6
5
11
1
5
3
3
23
60
7
4
57
22
10
45
17
12
71
8
7
15
2
5
6
4
36
60
6
3
50
24
10
42
2
2
100
14
4
18
1
3
2
4
25
60
6
1
17
22
12
55
4
3
75
4
2
6
1
4
2
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
True
35
6
13
46
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
3
14
8
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
31
9
18
50
0
0
0
5
6
83
4
10
14
1
3
2
2
4
23
23
double
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
28
6
15
40
2
5
40
2
3
67
1
3
4
2
2
0
3
3
16
18
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
24
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
0
1
1
2
2
2
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
16
1
4
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
1
0
1
2
3
1
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
28
7
17
41
2
3
67
1
2
50
1
5
6
4
5
0
2
3
17
-2
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
26
4
8
50
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
11
19
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
22
3
9
33
1
2
50
3
6
50
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
10
13
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
16
4
5
80
0
0
0
4
4
100
6
1
7
0
0
0
0
5
12
-8
none
Okaro
White
Okaro White
False
8
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
1
4
1
0
0
2
0
4
1
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
March
2017
Thursday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Raptors
Toronto
True
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
22
49
71
3317
3153
16
4
25
82
36
44
29
21
72
31
10
41
5
14
5
24
23
97
4
45
11
24
2118
118
6
54
33
61
95
31
126
20
62
21
69
2620
6060
52
11
21
2617
611
23
515
411
80
98
33
131
21
33
11
45
1734
6060
4
1
25
21
11
52
5
3
60
9
3
12
2
6
2
6
26
60
5
1
20
18
8
44
4
3
75
5
1
6
0
2
1
9
20
60
5
1
20
26
6
23
5
4
80
9
3
12
2
3
1
4
17
60
2
1
50
17
11
65
15
11
73
8
3
11
1
3
1
5
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
True
42
4
11
36
0
1
0
1
3
33
0
3
3
6
1
0
5
2
9
-6
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
38
7
9
78
2
2
100
8
10
80
1
6
7
0
2
0
6
5
24
-11
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
35
5
13
38
0
2
0
2
2
100
3
8
11
0
0
4
3
3
12
-14
double
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
34
4
16
25
0
4
0
3
4
75
2
2
4
5
1
0
7
3
11
-29
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
30
6
14
43
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
5
0
1
1
0
2
12
-21
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
19
3
6
50
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
8
8
2
0
0
2
3
8
5
none
Derrick
Jones
Derrick Jones
False
17
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
6
7
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
17
4
7
57
1
2
50
4
4
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
13
-10
none
Jarell
Eddie
Jarell Eddie
False
3
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
March
2017
Thursday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
These are two teams going in opposite directions and a dominating Miami win shows just which way . The key for the Heat was their rebounding , as they won that battle , 51 - 40 . The assist margin really killed the Suns , as they committed 24 turnovers , while forcing just 15 from the Heat . Marquese Chriss led the Way for Phoenix , as he amassed 24 points and seven rebounds on 7 - of - 9 from the field . Alex Len recorded a double - double , totaling 12 points , 11 rebounds and four blocks . Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game , as he accrued 23 points , 14 rebounds , three steals and two blocks . Goran Dragic finished with 16 points , four rebounds , two assists and two steals . Tyler Johnson was a huge spark off the bench , providing 17 points , six rebounds , four assists and five steals . The Miami Heat defeated the Phoenix Suns , 112 - 97 , at American Airlines Arena on Tuesday . Miami were expected to win this game easily and they left no doubt with a dominating second half . In fact , the Heat won the two middle quarters , 61 - 37 , while the Suns could never get within double - digits in the second half . Rebounding was a huge factor , with Miami winning that battle , 51 - 40 . They also destroyed the Suns through three - point shooting , as the Heat hit 11 - of - 27 , while Phoenix went just 4 - of - 16 from long range . A 24 - 15 turnover margin really killed the Suns as well , with the Heat recording 13 steals . The Suns ( 22 - 49 ) have now lost five - straight games , as they continue to look forward to the offseason . Devin Booker really struggled , as he tallied 11 points , four rebounds and five assists , but committed seven turnovers on 4 - of - 16 shooting . Marquese Chris led the team in scoring , amassing 24 points and seven rebounds on 7 - of - 9 from the field . Alex Len recorded a double - double , totaling 12 points , 11 rebounds and four blocks . Phoenix has a decent chance to snap this slide in their next game , as they take on the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday . The Heat ( 35 - 36 ) have now won 24 of their last 30 games , as Miami have become one of the most dangerous teams in the league . Hassan Whiteside led the way for Miami , as he accumulated 23 points , 14 rebounds , three steals and two blocks . Goran Dragic finished second among starters , picking up 16 points , four rebounds , two assists and two steals . Tyler Johnson was huge off the bench , providing 17 points , six rebounds , four assists and five steals . The Heat will look to keep rolling on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors .
These are two teams going in opposite directions and a dominating Miami win shows just which way. The key for the Heat was their rebounding, as they won that battle, 51 - 40. The assist margin really killed the Suns, as they committed 24 turnovers, while forcing just 15 from the Heat. Marquese Chriss led the Way for Phoenix, as he amassed 24 points and seven rebounds on 7 - of - 9 from the field. Alex Len recorded a double - double, totaling 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game, as he accrued 23 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Goran Dragic finished with 16 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Tyler Johnson was a huge spark off the bench, providing 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals.
These are two teams going in opposite directions and a dominating Miami win shows just which way. The key for the Heat was their rebounding, as they won that battle, 51 - 40. The assist margin really killed the Suns, as they committed 24 turnovers, while forcing just 15 from the Heat. Marquese Chriss led the Way for Phoenix, as he amassed 24 points and seven rebounds on 7 - of - 9 from the field. Alex Len recorded a double - double, totaling 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game, as he accrued 23 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Goran Dragic finished with 16 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Tyler Johnson was a huge spark off the bench, providing 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals. The Miami Heat defeated the Phoenix Suns, 112 - 97, at American Airlines Arena on Tuesday. Miami were expected to win this game easily and they left no doubt with a dominating second half. In fact, the Heat won the two middle quarters, 61 - 37, while the Suns could never get within double - digits in the second half. Rebounding was a huge factor, with Miami winning that battle, 51 - 40. They also destroyed the Suns through three - point shooting, as the Heat hit 11 - of - 27, while Phoenix went just 4 - of - 16 from long range. A 24 - 15 turnover margin really killed the Suns as well, with the Heat recording 13 steals. The Suns (22 - 49) have now lost five - straight games, as they continue to look forward to the offseason. Devin Booker really struggled, as he tallied 11 points, four rebounds and five assists, but committed seven turnovers on 4 - of - 16 shooting. Marquese Chris led the team in scoring, amassing 24 points and seven rebounds on 7 - of - 9 from the field. Alex Len recorded a double - double, totaling 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. Phoenix has a decent chance to snap this slide in their next game, as they take on the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. The Heat (35 - 36) have now won 24 of their last 30 games, as Miami have become one of the most dangerous teams in the league. Hassan Whiteside led the way for Miami, as he accumulated 23 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Goran Dragic finished second among starters, picking up 16 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Tyler Johnson was huge off the bench, providing 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals. The Heat will look to keep rolling on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors.
<GAME> <DATE> 21 March 2017 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <CITY> Miami <HOME> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 112 <WINS-LOSSES> 35 36 <QTRS> 23 36 25 28 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 23 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 97 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 49 <QTRS> 26 20 17 34 <TEAM-AST> 14 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 24 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 23 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 6 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Okaro White <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 24 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 8 10 80 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Jones <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarell Eddie <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none