PHOENIX (AP) Bam Adebayo scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 111-102 on Sunday night.
The Heat had a short turnaround after blowing out Utah 147-116 on Saturday night, but took advantage of Phoenix playing without two key players who suffered injuries in Friday night in a 110-103 loss at Atlanta.
Devin Booker, a four-time All-Star, rolled his right ankle in third quarter against the Hawks and will be re-evaluated in a week. Jalen Green came out after feeling pain in his second game back after missing 33 with a hamstring strain.
The Suns labored without Booker’s team-leading 25.4 points per game, shooting 37% and 7 of 35 from 3. Dillon Brooks led Phoenix with 26 points and Grayson Allen added 18 despite shooting 4 of 18 from the floor, including 1 of 11 from 3.
The NBA’s fourth-highest scoring team, Miami led by five after three quarters and pushed it to 101-83 midway through the fourth on their way to finishing a five-game trip 3-2. Norman Powell added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Miami took advantage of several Phoenix defensive breakdowns in the first quarter, using a 16-2 run to build a 12-point lead.
The Suns briefly clawed their way into the lead as both teams struggled shooting in the second quarter, but the Heat used a short run to lead 58-48 at halftime.
Miami shot 3 of 17 from 3 in the first half and the Suns were even worse, going 2 for 19.
The third quarter played out similar to the second: the Suns fought back, the Heat went on a late run. Isaiah Livers hit a 3-pointer just inside the midcourt line at the buzzer to pull Phoenix to 82-77 heading to the fourth.
Heat: Host Orlando on Wednesday night.
Suns: Host Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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B. Adebayo PF | 22PTS | 7REB | 1AST | |
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D. Brooks SF | 26PTS | 5REB | 2AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Adebayo | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| N. Powell | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Wiggins | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| P. Larsson | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Jakucionis | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| N. Jovic | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Smith | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Gardner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Fontecchio | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| K. Johnson | – | – | – | – |
| J. Young | – | – | – | – |
| V. Goldin | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 111 | 59 | 21 | 21 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Brooks | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| G. Allen | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| C. Gillespie | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Williams | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| R. O’Neale | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| I. Livers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Ighodaro | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Bouyea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Dunn | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Goodwin | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| K. Maluach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Fleming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Richards | – | – | – | – |
| K. Brea | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 102 | 56 | 14 | 24 |