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3-5 overall · 0-3 on the road
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3-6 overall · 1-3 at home
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SunsOffense
HeatDefense

The Suns rank 8th in the NBA in effective field goal % (54.7%), and the Heat have the worst opponent eFG% (58.5%). A chance for the offense to get going.

League average is 53.1%, so the Suns are 1.6 points above it. Devin Booker leads them with 25.2 points a game on 59.9% true shooting.

Devin BookerTop scorer · PHX
Giannis AntetokounmpoTop scorer · MIA
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Team vs team

Season before this game (PHX 8 games, MIA 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PHXMIA
Scoring
112.415th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
116.011th · Average
118.625th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
122.628th · Bottom 5
-6.222nd · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-6.624th · Below avg
Efficiency
112.212th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
109.219th · Average
116.327th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
116.226th · Bottom 5
-4.021st · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-7.023rd · Below avg
101.122nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
105.83rd
Shooting
54.7%8th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
53.7%12th · Average
57.8%11th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
57.1%15th · Average
13.215th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.016th · Average
35.9%12th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.1%23rd · Below avg
0.2426th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
55.5%24th · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
58.5%30th · Bottom 5
9.28th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.316th · Average
4.915th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.112th · Average
Possessions
14.1%11th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.3%13th · Average
25.8%20th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
23.3%27th · Bottom 5
39.230th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
42.820th · Average
27.95th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
29.22nd · Top 5

Recent form

Phoenix Suns
LLLWW

Last 5: average margin -1.4 (season -6.2). Streak W2.

Miami Heat
WWLWL

Last 5: average margin -1.6 (season -6.6). Streak L1.

Key players

Phoenix Suns
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Devin BookerG 25.22.84.959.9
Miles BridgesF 16.98.13.658.1
Dillon BrooksG-F 16.83.92.561.0
Jalen GreenG 12.42.93.648.0
Miami Heat
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Giannis AntetokounmpoF 27.312.75.660.7
Bam AdebayoC-F 18.68.43.160.3
Davion MitchellG 16.11.68.260.1
Klay ThompsonG 13.81.61.761.9

Injury report

Phoenix Suns
Jordan Goodwin G · back ~11/9 Out
Mark Williams C · back ~2/3 Out
Miami Heat

Nobody listed.

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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