Dwyane Wade's electrifying season-best 43-point performance and Shawn Marion's all-around effort in his first meeting against his former team helped catapult the HEAT past the host Suns, 107-92, on Friday. Miami, which never trailed, continues its West Coast road trip in L.A. on Saturday when it clashes with the Clippers.
Dwyane Wade exploded for a game-high 31 points and came up with a crucial steal with 12.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter to seal the HEAT's 117-113 victory over the Suns on Monday.
The HEAT had a chance to pick up their first victory of the season late in the game against the Suns, but fell just short in a 106-101 home loss on Friday. Shaquille O'Neal had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the contest.
Alonzo Mourning posted 15 points and six rebounds and became the Heats' all-time leading rebounder, but Miami dropped a decision to Phoenix in a 108-80 road loss Friday. Gary Payton went 3-of-4 from 3-point range for 14 points and Jason Williams added 14 before being ejected in the fourth quarter. Udonis Haslem tallied 13 rebounds, seven points and seven assists.
Down by 25 points in the fourth quarter, the HEAT went on a 22-2 run to cut the deficit to five but got no closer in a 99-89 loss to the Suns on Wednesday. Jason Kapono sparked the rally with 11 of his 13 points coming in the final frame. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 19 points. Dwyane Wade did not play.
Miami cut a 21-point deficit to five in the fourth quarter Thursday against visiting Phoenix, but couldn't get any closer in a 107-98 loss. Dwyane Wade had 25 points, James Posey scored 15 of his 16 in the third quarter and Shaquille O'Neal added 15 and 12 rebounds. Udonis Haslem contributed 16 points and eight boards for the HEAT.
Miami was touched for 47 points in the first quarter, and the HEAT couldn't get out of catch-up mode the rest of the way in Friday's 111-93 loss in Phoenix. Antoine Walker led Miami with 22 points, Jason Kapono added a season-high 16 and Shaquille O'Neal grabbed 13 rebounds. Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams missed the contest with injuries.
Dwyane Wade scored 35 points and added nine assists to help lead the HEAT past the Phoenix
Suns, 125-115, at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami had an 18-point lead at the halfway point of the first quarter, but Leandro Barbosa’s 12 second
quarter points helped Phoenix cut its deficit to six, 60-54, at halftime. Miami built up another sizable lead, 19-points, with five minutes left in the
game, but Phoenix was unable to get any closer than six, as Miami won its 16th consecutive home game. Shaquille O’Neal recorded 25 points in 26
minutes. Phoenix was led by Quentin Richardson’s 26 points. Miami outscored the Suns in the paint 62-48.
The HEAT lost their second consecutive game for the first time in two months in a 122-107 loss in Phoenix. The Suns pulled away early, outscoring the HEAT 40-25 in the first quarter. Miami could only get as close as 10 points in the second, and trailed by 12 points entering the half. Phoenix began the third quarter on a 22-10 run to increase their lead to 24 points, and took a 20 point advantage into the final period. Miami got no closer than 15 points at the end of the game.
Lamar Odom had 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and Grant added a season-high 18 and 10 as the Miami HEAT snapped a three-game losing streak with a 92-72 rout of the Phoenix Suns. The Suns lost Amare Stoudemire to a sprained ankle in Friday's victory over the Boston Celtics and have not won since, losing three straight. With the paint open, the HEAT dominated inside en route to their most lopsided win of the season. Odom, who started at power forward, and Grant led Miami to an overwhelming 51-30 rebounding advantage. The HEAT scored 40 points in the paint and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds leading to 19 points.
Rookie Dwyane Wade poured in a season-high 27 points Saturday for Miami, which had a chance to send the game into overtime in the closing seconds but wound up on the short end of a 100-98 final in Phoenix. Eddie Jones added 22 for the HEAT. Stephon Marbury made two free throws with 18 seconds left, enabling the Phoenix Suns to hold off the HEAT.
Brian Grant scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds on Wednesday, as the HEAT defeated the Phoenix
Suns 92-85 at AmericanAirlines Arena. The win marked only the second time in franchise history that Miami has sweep Phoenix during the regular season. The HEAT won the first meeting this year 100-90 in overtime. The last time Miami sweep Phoenix was during the 1996-97 season. In addition to Grant, he HEAT had four other players reach double-figure scoring, including 15 points off the bench from Mike James and 13 points from Caron Butler, 12 points from Malik Allen and 10 points from LaPhonso Ellis off the bench. The HEAT shot 95 percent from the free-throw line, connecting on 20-of-21. The HEAT were without the services of Eddie Jones, who missed the game with sinusitis/bronchitis.
Travis Best made his final five shots and scored 14 of his 16 points in the final 7:15 minutes as the HEAT
defeated the Phoenix Suns 100-90 in overtime. Best missed his first nine shots and had scored only two points with 2:00 left in regulation. Miami took the lead for good in the overtime period 82-79 on a Best three-pointer. He made a running jumper and later sank another three-pointer with 1:23 seconds remaining to give the HEAT a 88-81 lead. The HEAT made 12-of-12 free-throws down the stretch, including six by Brian Grant. Miami made 3-of-4 shots and 13-of-14 free-throws in the overtime and switched to a uncharacteristic zone defense to hold Phoenix off late. Eddie Jones led the HEAT in scoring with 21 points, followed by 20 points from rookie Caron Butler. Grant scored 17 points and pulled down 17 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season. Mike James scored 12 points off the bench for Miami, connecting on 4-of-9 from the field and 2-of-4 from the three-point line in 22 minutes of action. The HEAT outrebounded the Suns 49-35 and outscored the Suns 27-11 at the charity stripe, the first time all season that the HEAT has outscored and had more attempts than an opponent in 17 games.
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