It figures to be a high-scoring affair when the Miami Heat (6-7, 5-4 Home) host the Phoenix Suns (8-4, 2-3 Away) on Monday. Phoenix lost to the Orlando Magic 114-97 at Amway Center on Friday. Cameron Payne was the standout player in the losing effort with 22 points.
The Suns are the fourth seed in the Western Conference, 1.5 games behind the Utah Jazz. Miami found victory on Saturday at FTX Arena, beating the Charlotte Hornets 132-115. Max Strus had 31 points, leading the team. The Heat are 11th in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Phoenix and Miami split their matchups last season, each team taking one game. The Suns earned the win in the last meeting 111-90 at FTX Arena on March 9.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 23 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds. Duncan Robinson had 22 points in the loss. The Suns have been led this season by Booker, who is averaging 26.7 points per game, best in the NBA. Meanwhile, Deandre Ayton is grabbing 7.3 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Chris Paul is dishing 9.4 assists (3rd).
Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro have powered the Heat on offense, averaging 22.1 and 19.6 points per game, respectively. Butler leads the NBA. Butler also has tallied 6.1 assists per game, most in the NBA. Bam Adebayo has averaged 9.1 rebounds per game.
The Suns and the Heat are two of the top scoring teams in the NBA, ranking third and fourth in points per game, respectively. Phoenix is scoring 112.5 per game, while Miami is averaging 110.5. The Heat have found success in the Suns’ last 10 visits to FTX Arena, winning seven.
In the last 10 games, Phoenix is 7-3 with an average margin of +8.4 (113.2-104.8). Miami has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 111.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 109.2 (+2.1 margin).
SUNS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cameron Payne: 29.0 | 18.3 | +10.7
Cameron Johnson: 1.0 | 18.1 | -17.1
Points per game:
Cameron Payne: 19.7 | 12.1 | +7.6
Cameron Johnson: 0.0 | 13.0 | -13.0
Assists per game:
Chris Paul: 5.7 | 9.4 | -3.7
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Tyler Herro: 38.5 | 28.6 | +9.9
Points per game:
Tyler Herro: 27.5 | 19.6 | +7.9
Rebounds per game:
Tyler Herro: 8.5 | 6.4 | +2.1
Assists per game:
Jimmy Butler: 7.7 | 6.1 | +1.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Over 217.5 (-110)
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