Game ID: 22500564
Phoenix Suns @ Miami Heat
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 36 35 21 35 127PHX 28 26 38 29 121
MIA vs PHX ScoutingMIA vs PHX Scouting
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.
MIA availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 10 since 12/15, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 26 min (97% of 26)
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 29 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Jović back 12/26 after 4, 25 min since (144% of 17)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 11 since 12/15, returns tonight: 29 min (91% of 31)
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/10 · 3 days' restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 1/04, returns tonight: 26 min (90% of 28)
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 29 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/11 · back-to-backBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 30 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 21 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 29 min since (93% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 23 min since (80% of 28)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 32 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
MIA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 32 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
MIA availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 25 min (87% of 29)
OUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 26 min (91% of 28)
MIA availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/19 after 2, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/19 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 9 since 12/18, returns tonight: 22 min (78% of 28)
OUT Green missed 25 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 12/31 after 2, 19 min since (103% of 19)
PHX availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 26 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 22 min since (78% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/31 after 2, 19 min since (99% of 19)
PHX availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 27 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 21 min since (75% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/31 after 2, 19 min since (103% of 19)
PHX availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 28 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 23 min since (81% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 29 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 23 min since (81% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 30 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 24 min since (84% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 31 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 32 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 33 since 11/10, returns tonight: 20 min (73% of 27)
OUT Bouyea missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Herro at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Booker at 22 and Brooks at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Green (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 101 a night to Miami's 120 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 18 times a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Phoenix 115, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
1/04 vs NOP 125-106 — MIA notes
MIA won 125-106. MIA shot 47% (47 of 101) to NOP's 47%, 18 of 44 from three, and went to the line 18 times to NOP's 8 — 13 points from the stripe to their 6. MIA turned it over 15 times to NOP's 24. Powell led with 34 (11 of 15, 9 of 12 from three); Jović added 19, Larsson 16. The hinge was Q3, 23-15: a lead of 8 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/06 @ MIN 94-122 — MIA notes
MIA lost 94-122. MIA shot 36% (35 of 98) to MIN's 46%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIN's 23. MIA turned it over 17 times to MIN's 12. The glass went 50-63 against them. Powell led with 21 (9 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Herro added 17, Wiggins 10. Q1 was theirs, 29-27, but the other 3 periods went 95-65 against them. Jović's -26 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 @ IND 99-123 — MIA notes
MIA lost 99-123. MIA shot 39% (36 of 92) to IND's 45%, 4 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to IND's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Herro led with 21 (8 of 19, 1 of 8 from three); Jaquez Jr. added 16, Adebayo 13. Q4 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 27 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 99-72 against them. Adebayo's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/11 @ OKC 112-124 — MIA notes
MIA lost 112-124. MIA shot 54% (44 of 82) to OKC's 51%, 17 of 32 from three, and got to the line 13 times to OKC's 28. MIA turned it over 23 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Wiggins led with 23 (8 of 16, 7 of 10 from three); Herro added 19, Larsson 16. Q2 was theirs, 25-22, but the other 3 periods went 102-87 against them. Smith's -15 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs PHX 127-121 — MIA notes
MIA won 127-121. MIA shot 52% (48 of 92) to PHX's 43%, 13 of 38 from three. Adebayo led with 29 (11 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Powell added 27, Herro 23. The hinge was Q2, 35-26: a lead of 8 became 17, and the lead reached 20. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/15 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Minott (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-6 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 114, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
1/17 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 20 and Powell at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Hartenstein (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Miami's 122 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 119, Miami 112.
1/19 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 15 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Ste. Curry at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kuminga (15 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Miami's 121 and the line, where Miami takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 122, Miami 113.
1/20 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Westbrook at 21 a game. Without Murray (7 straight), Plowden (31 straight), Carter (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Herro at 21 a game. Without Herro (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 109 a night to Miami's 124 and the arc, Sacramento at 44 percent from three to Miami's 38. Call it Sacramento 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
1/05 @ HOU 97-100 — PHX notes
PHX lost 97-100. PHX shot 42% (37 of 88) to HOU's 44%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 12 times to HOU's 21. The glass went 40-51 against them. Booker led with 27 (9 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Brooks added 15, O'Neale 15. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 3 periods went 75-68 against them. They led by as many as 13. Allen's -8 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ MEM 117-98 — PHX notes
PHX won 117-98. PHX shot 46% (45 of 97) to MEM's 42%, 22 of 56 from three, and got to the line 8 times to MEM's 14. Brooks led with 21 (8 of 22, 5 of 12 from three); Allen added 19, Booker 13. The hinge was Q2, 35-24: a lead of 7 became 18, and the lead reached 26. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/09 vs NYK 112-107 — PHX notes
PHX won 112-107. PHX shot 45% (38 of 85) to NYK's 45%, 16 of 42 from three. PHX turned it over 9 times to NYK's 17. The glass went 37-50 against them. Booker led with 31 (10 of 23, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Brooks added 27, O'Neale 12. The hinge was Q3, 32-26: a lead of 2 became 8. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/11 vs WAS 112-93 — PHX notes
PHX won 112-93. PHX shot 42% (40 of 95) to WAS's 40%, 17 of 52 from three. PHX turned it over 14 times to WAS's 22. O'Neale led with 19 (6 of 11, 5 of 10 from three); Booker added 17, Brooks 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-17: a lead of 15 became 29, and the lead reached 32. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/13 @ MIA 121-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 121-127. PHX took 10 more shots (102 to 92), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to MIA's 52%, 14 of 48 from three. Brooks led with 25 (11 of 24, 1 of 10 from three); Allen added 25, Booker 24. Q3 was theirs, 38-21, the deficit cut from 17 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 106-83 against them.
1/15 @ 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 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 29 and Stewart at 13 a game. Without Cunningham (2 straight), Harris (5 straight), Duren (4 straight). 4 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Booker at 22 and Brooks at 21 a game. Without Green (30 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Phoenix's 12 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-2. Call it Detroit 112, Phoenix 109, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/17 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 21 and Brooks at 21 a game. Without Green (31 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to New York's 115. Call it New York 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/19 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Clowney at 13 a game. Without Williams (6 straight), Saraf (17 straight), Johnson (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Allen at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 23 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 16 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 113. Call it Phoenix 112, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/20 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 28 and Maxey at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Drummond (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 23 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Green (33 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
TH T. Herro
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
Adebayo scores 29, Heat waste 20-point lead before rallying to top Suns 127-121
MIAMI -- — Bam Adebayo scored 29 points, including three long jumpers in the final minutes, and Norman Powell added 27 as the Miami Heat squandered a 20-point lead before recovering to beat the Phoenix Suns 127-121 on Tuesday night.
Powell hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left to put Miami ahead for good, and Andrew Wiggins made a pair of free throws to seal the game after Phoenix's Dillon Brooks was called for a flagrant foul with 11.5 seconds remaining.
Adebayo pushed his career total to 9,461 points — two more than Alonzo Mourning for No. 2 on Miami's list, with Dwyane Wade's 21,556 points the franchise record. Tyler Herro scored 23 for Miami, which snapped a three-game slide.
Brooks and Grayson Allen each scored 25 for Phoenix, which had won three straight. Devin Booker finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Suns, while Mark Williams added 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Phoenix was trying to overcome a 20-point deficit for the second time this season; the Suns trailed by 20 to Sacramento on opening night. They're now 0-11 in games in which they trailed by at least 20 since, but had a chance on Tuesday.
The Heat led by 20 after Herro made a 3-pointer on the opening possession of the second half, and the lead was still 17 when Booker was called for an offensive foul with 9:17 left in the third quarter — a play that the Suns challenged.
They won the challenge, and the game immediately changed.
Booker made the two free throws that got awarded instead, starting what became a 13-0 run. A three-point play by Oso Ighodaro with 0.1 seconds left in the third tied the game at 92, and a 3-pointer by Collin Gillespie with 9:13 left gave the Suns their first lead of the night.
Phoenix led by as many as six in the final minutes, before Adebayo and Powell sparked the Heat comeback.