The Phoenix Suns have now won six straight games after coming back from down 15 points to defeat the Miami Heat 115-112.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Phoenix improved to 7-1 on the season, tied for its best start in franchise history, while the Heat dropped to 3-4.
Here are some initial takeaways from the Suns’ victory:
– Kevin Durant remains inevitable in the clutch. After 15 fourth quarter points last game, including the game-winner, Durant scored 11 of his game-high 32 points in the final period and sealed the victory with a mid-range jumper.
Kevin Durant hit clutch 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in fourth quarter, Phoenix Suns up 114-110.#SunsUp #NBA #HEATNation pic.twitter.com/53kIcZe7OK
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– Phoenix is now 6-0 in the clutch on the season, as its fourth quarter defense has been really impressive all year long. The Suns won the fourth quarter 31-25 tonight and held Miami to 8-of-21 (38.1%) shooting from the field and 2-of-10 (20%) shooting from 3 in the period.
– Jusuf Nurkić had his best game of the season, excelling on both ends, as he ended with 20 points, shooting 6-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-3 from deep, 18 rebounds and two blocks. On the other side, Bam Adebayo had 12 points on 5-of-21 shooting. Nurkić posted a double-double midway through second quarter.
– The Suns went on a 15-3 run to end the third quarter after trailing by as many as 15 to cut the Heat lead to 87-84 entering the fourth. Phoenix had been searching for a run like this the entire game before it finally came, and it carried this momentum to a victory.
Devin Booker converts the and-one in the final second as the #Suns end the third quarter on a 15-3 run to cut the #Heat double-digit lead to 87-84 entering the final period #MIAvsPHX pic.twitter.com/zQ7yY8e1pB
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– The Suns had 16 turnovers on the night leading to 20 Miami points after they had really excelled in that area as of late.
– The Phoenix bench really stepped up once again. Grayson Allen had 12 points, Ryan Dunn finished with seven points and Royce O’Neale recorded six points and seven rebounds.
– The Suns won the 3-point battle, which made a huge difference in the end. Phoenix went 18-for-43 (41.9%) from downtown, while the Heat were 13-for-34 (38.2%) from deep.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
