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Phoenix Suns at Miami Heat

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24-16, 10-11 Away
Final
121 - 127

21-19, 14-6 Home

Adebayo scores 29, Heat waste 20-point lead before rallying to top Suns 127-121

Dillon Brooks picks up 14th technical foul of the season

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.

Up next Suns: Visit Detroit on Thursday.

Heat: Host Boston on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 127
4th 0.1 Suns offensive team rebound 121 - 127
4th 1.1 Royce O'Neale misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot 121 - 127
4th 4.8 Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2 121 - 127

Statistics

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44-102 FG 48-92
43 Field Goal % 52
14-48 3PT 13-38
29 Three Point % 34
19-20 FT 18-22
95 Free Throw % 82
48 Rebounds 41
18 Offensive Rebounds 9
30 Defensive Rebounds 32
22 Assists 28
10 Steals 8
1 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 12
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
12 Fast Break Points 16
54 Points in Paint 58
22 Fouls 22
6 Largest Lead 20
2 Lead Changes 2
15 Percent Led 77
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bam Adebayo, C Out Apr 14
Dru Smith, G Out Apr 13
Nikola Jovic, F Out Apr 13
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Goodwin, G Day-To-Day Apr 25
Mark Williams, C Out Apr 24

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,700 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 53 29 .646 - W3
Phoenix 45 37 .549 8 W1
LA Clippers 42 40 .512 11 W1
Golden State 37 45 .451 16 L3
Sacramento 22 60 .268 31 L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
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