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3-6 overall · 2-3 on the road
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3-5 overall · 3-2 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.

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

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

MIAPHX
Scoring
116.011th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.2
112.416th · Average
122.628th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
118.625th · Below avg
-6.624th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-6.222nd · Below avg
Efficiency
109.219th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
112.213th · Average
116.226th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
116.327th · Bottom 5
-7.023rd · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.2
-4.021st · Below avg
105.83rd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
101.122nd
Shooting
53.7%12th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
54.7%8th · Above avg
57.1%15th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
57.8%11th · Average
13.016th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.215th · Average
33.1%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
35.9%12th · Average
0.2915th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2426th · Bottom 5
Defense
58.5%30th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.5%24th · Below avg
8.315th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
9.28th · Above avg
5.112th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.915th · Average
Possessions
14.3%13th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.1%11th · Average
23.3%27th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
25.8%20th · Average
42.821st · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
39.230th · Bottom 5
29.22nd · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.95th · Top 5

Recent form

Miami Heat
WWLWL

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

Phoenix Suns
LLLWW

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

Key players

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
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

Injury report

Miami Heat

Nobody listed.

Phoenix Suns
Mark Williams C · Left Shoulder Surgery · back ~2/3 Out
Jordan Goodwin G · Right Calf Injury Management · back ~11/9 Questionable

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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