Game ID: 22400178
Miami Heat @ Phoenix Suns
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 26 29 29 31 115MIA 25 33 29 25 112
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHX availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 12 min (51% of 24)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Bol missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (51% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 16 min since (65% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 17 min since (69% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 18 min since (76% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 14)
OUT Morris missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (79% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 4 since 11/02, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
OUT Gillespie missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 14)
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 15 min (115% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (76% of 14)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 8 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 11 since 10/23, returns tonight: 6 min (46% of 12)
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 16 min since (92% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (79% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (115% of 13)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
MIA availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Ware missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 3
MIA availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Ware missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 22)
OUT Richardson missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 16 min (87% of 19)
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 14 min (96% of 14)
OUT Love missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Rozier 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Love missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ware back 11/02 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 22)
BACK Richardson back 11/02 after 4, 16 min since (87% of 19)
BACK Larsson back 11/02 after 3, 14 min since (96% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 33 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Love missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ware back 11/02 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 22)
BACK Richardson back 11/02 after 4, 19 min since (100% of 19)
BACK Larsson back 11/02 after 3, 20 min since (138% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 27 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ware back 11/02 after 3, 8 min since (36% of 22)
BACK Richardson back 11/02 after 4, 19 min since (100% of 19)
BACK Larsson back 11/02 after 3, 20 min since (143% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 3 since 11/04, returns tonight: 16 min (82% of 20)
OUT Smith missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 8 since 10/23, returns tonight: 13 min (119% of 11)
BACK Ware back 11/02 after 3, 6 min since (27% of 22)
BACK Richardson back 11/02 after 4, 19 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Larsson back 11/02 after 3, 19 min since (132% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 33 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Ware back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (31% of 22)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 11/10 after 3, 16 min since (82% of 20)
BACK Richardson back 11/02 after 4, 20 min since (105% of 19)
BACK Larsson back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (110% of 14)
BACK Love back 11/10 after 8, 13 min since (119% of 11)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 11/10 after 3, 21 min since (102% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/10 after 8, 11 min since (104% of 11)
NEW Rozier 26 to 34 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 112, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
10/28 vs LAL 109-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 109-105. PHX shot 46% (40 of 87) to LAL's 41%, 11 of 36 from three. Booker led with 33 (11 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Durant added 30, Beal 15. The hinge was Q2, 25-14: PHX came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
10/31 @ LAC 125-119 — PHX notes
PHX won 125-119. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to LAC's 48%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAC's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. Booker led with 40 (11 of 18, 5 of 9 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); O'Neale added 21, Durant 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-23: the deficit went from 18 to 2. PHX trailed 52-70 at the half and won the second half 73-49. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/02 vs POR 103-97 — PHX notes
PHX won 103-97. PHX shot 38% (35 of 93) to POR's 33%, 17 of 52 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 11 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. PHX turned it over 12 times to POR's 6, and POR turned those into 10 steals. Booker led with 28 (9 of 23, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Durant added 21, Allen 18. The hinge was Q3, 44-18: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 22, and the lead reached 26. PHX trailed 43-47 at the half and won the second half 60-50.
11/04 vs PHI 118-116 — PHX notes
PHX won 118-116. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to PHI's 46%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHI's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. Durant led with 35 (14 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Beal added 17, Nurkić 15. The hinge was Q1, 28-26: from level to 2 ahead. Nurkić was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/06 vs MIA 115-112 — PHX notes
PHX won 115-112. PHX shot 50% (42 of 84) to MIA's 43%, 18 of 43 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to MIA's 10, and MIA turned those into 12 steals. Durant led with 32 (13 of 23, 4 of 11 from three); Booker added 22, Nurkić 20. The hinge was Q4, 31-25: PHX came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3. PHX trailed 55-58 at the half and won the second half 60-54.
11/08 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Lively II (2 straight), Kleber (6 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-3. Call it Dallas 114, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/10 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 27. Call it Phoenix 115, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/12 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 18 and Sexton at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (6 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Potter (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Phoenix's 12 and the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
11/13 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 27 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and DeRozan at 24 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 20 a game. Without Durant (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 27. Call it Sacramento 116, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
10/28 vs DET 106-98 — MIA notes
MIA won 106-98. MIA shot 43% (38 of 88) to DET's 38%, 15 of 47 from three. MIA turned it over 9 times to DET's 16. The glass went 44-54 against them. Butler III led with 23 (7 of 11, 9 of 11 at the line); Rozier added 20, Herro 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-23: MIA came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 11. Highsmith was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/30 vs NYK 107-116 — MIA notes
MIA lost 107-116. MIA shot 46% (37 of 81) to NYK's 49%, 17 of 40 from three. Herro led with 34 (12 of 20, 8 of 13 from three); Rozier added 16, Butler III 15. Q1 was theirs, 32-26, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. They led by as many as 13. Jović's -13 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ WAS 118-98 — MIA notes
MIA won 118-98. MIA shot 42% (43 of 102) to WAS's 42%, 15 of 37 from three. The glass went 65-44 for them. Adebayo led with 32 (12 of 24, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Butler III added 18, Burks 15. The hinge was Q3, 33-22: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Rozier was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/04 vs SAC 110-111 — MIA notes
MIA lost 110-111. MIA shot 44% (37 of 85) to SAC's 51%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to SAC's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. Butler III led with 27 (9 of 19, 8 of 11 at the line); Herro added 27, Adebayo 16. Q2 was theirs, 36-26, but the other 3 periods went 85-74 against them. They led by as many as 15. Jović's -9 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ PHX 112-115 — MIA notes
MIA lost 112-115. MIA took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to PHX's 50%, 13 of 34 from three. MIA turned it over 10 times to PHX's 16. Herro led with 28 (9 of 15, 5 of 9 from three); Highsmith added 19, Butler III 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-29, turning a 1-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 86-79 against them. They led by as many as 15. Burks's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 34 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Jaquez Jr. (2 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 108 a night to Denver's 120 and the line, where Denver takes 34 free throws a game to Miami's 24. Call it Denver 117, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
11/10 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jaquez Jr. (3 straight), Smith (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 11 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 109 a night to Miami's 115. Call it Minnesota 117, Miami 109.
11/12 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 21 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Duren (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 18 a game. Without Smith (4 straight), Burks (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 41 percent from three to Detroit's 31 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-6 a night and Miami plus-1. Call it Detroit 111, Miami 107, Miami keeping it close.
11/15 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mathurin at 24 and Siakam at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (3 straight), Nesmith (5 straight), Isa. Jackson (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 29 and Adebayo at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Smith (5 straight), Burks (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 114, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
MP M. Plumlee
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
MIAAB A. Burks
BA B. Adebayo
BU Butler
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JB J. Butler III
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
PL P. Larsson
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
PHX/MIA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Durant scores 32 points and Suns rally from 15 down to beat Heat 115-112 for 6th in a row
PHOENIX -- — Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 15-point deficit Wednesday night to defeat the Miami Heat 115-112 and extend their winning streak to six games.
The Suns trailed 79-64 in the third quarter but finished the period on a 15-3 run to cut the Heat’s lead to three.
Neither team could take control in the fourth, but Durant’s jumper from the free-throw line with 16 seconds to play gave Phoenix a four-point lead.
Devin Booker had 22 points and nine assists for Phoenix (7-1), which has won its last five games by six points or fewer. Booker made one of two free throws with 4.8 seconds to go, giving the Heat a chance, but Miami failed to get a shot off before time expired.
Grayson Allen scored 12 points and Tyus Jones matched Booker with nine assists for the Suns.
Tyler Herro led the Heat (3-4) with 28 points. Reserve forward Haywood Highsmith scored 19 and Jimmy Butler added 15. Bam Adebayo had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Takeaways Heat: Adebayo was just 5 of 21 from the field, and three of his baskets were dunks.
Suns: Committed 16 turnovers that led to 20 Miami points.
Key moment Bradley Beal’s 3-pointer put the Suns ahead to stay at 106-103 with 3:52 to play. Beal didn’t score in the first half and was in foul trouble. He finished with seven points.
Key stat The Suns’ 7-1 start matches the best in franchise history, equaling three previous seasons (1980-81, 2000-01, 2009-10).
Up next Both teams are on the road Friday. Miami goes to Denver, while Phoenix plays at Dallas.