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Bam Adebayo scores 25, Jimmy Butler adds 24 and Heat hold off Suns 121-111
MIAMI (AP) Bam Adebayo scored 25 points, Jimmy Butler added 24 and the Miami Heat moved back over the .500 mark by beating the Phoenix Suns 121-111 on Saturday night.
Adebayo finished with 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat (11-10). Duncan Robinson scored 19 and Tyler Herro added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Miami, which outscored Phoenix 68-53 after halftime.
Royce O’Neale had 23 points for Phoenix (12-10), Devin Booker scored 21 and Grayson Allen finished with 16. Bradley Beal had 15 points for the Suns, who were outscored 62-32 in the paint.
The Suns played again without Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) and Jusuf Nurkic (right thigh contusion).
Suns: Phoenix is winless in its last seven games without Durant and 1-8 when the four-time Olympic gold medalist hasn't played this season. If that wasn't bad enough, the Suns are now 0-8 when allowing 120 points; they're 12-2 when holding teams under that number.
Heat: Miami improved to 10-3 when holding teams under 115 points this season; the Heat are 1-7 when that doesn't happen. And they've now won three in a row at home for the first time this season.
Butler had three points on three consecutive possessions - one on a 3-pointer, the other two on three-point plays - in a 62-second span late in the fourth quarter. Miami's lead went from three to 10 in that brief flurry that basically sealed the game.
Adebayo's previous scoring high at home this season was 19. The Heat are 3-0 this season when he scores at least 25 points.
Both teams play Sunday, with Phoenix going to Orlando and the Heat hosting NBA-leading Cleveland.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mason Plumlee vs. Bam Adebayo (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:14 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 |  | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 11:14 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 10:56 | | Haywood Highsmith misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:01 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Royce O'Neale's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:56 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:47 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting dunk (Bam Adebayo assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:15 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point running dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 7-7 |
| 8:44 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running finger roll layup | 7-9 |
| 8:04 | | Mason Plumlee offensive foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 8:04 | | Mason Plumlee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (lost ball) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point running jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 10-9 |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-11 |
| 6:29 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 6:23 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point running jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:02 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:48 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:29 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 13-14 |
| 4:56 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 13-17 |
| 4:37 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:56 | | Tyler Herro personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | Terry Rozier blocks Josh Okogie's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 15-17 |
| 3:32 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 3:23 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 18-19 |
| 3:04 | | Josh Okogie blocks Kevin Love's two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point running jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 21-19 |
| 2:59 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 21-21 |
| 2:16 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Kevin Love turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 2:06 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point running jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 24-21 |
| 1:43 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Devin Booker misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:30 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running layup | 24-23 |
| 1:10 | | Grayson Allen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 24-26 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving floating jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:38 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-26 |
| 0:34 | | Josh Okogie blocks Duncan Robinson's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 0:18 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 0:04 | | Dru Smith personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 31-26 |
| 11:16 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:14 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Grayson Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Dru Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 31-29 |
| 10:28 | | Dru Smith blocks Bradley Beal's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Dru Smith shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-29 |
| 10:28 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-29 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 33-31 |
| 10:03 | | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 36-31 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dru Smith assists) | 36-33 |
| 9:24 | | Terry Rozier kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:17 | | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:07 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 38-33 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Dru Smith makes two point hook shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 38-35 |
| 8:21 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Terry Rozier misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:08 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup | 38-37 |
| 7:34 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 7:34 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 40-39 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 42-39 |
| 6:50 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:28 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Kevin Love misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-39 |
| 5:42 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 44-41 |
| 4:58 | | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Dru Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point running jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 44-44 |
| 4:31 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 47-44 |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 47-46 |
| 4:01 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:42 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Tyler Herro turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 3:13 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 50-46 |
| 2:47 | | +3 | Dru Smith makes three point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 50-49 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting dunk (Grayson Allen assists) | 52-49 |
| 2:12 | | Kevin Love misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Kevin Love misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:08 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Dru Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Tyus Jones turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving bank jump shot | 52-51 |
| 1:27 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Monte Morris personal foul (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 55-51 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point pullup jump shot | 55-53 |
| 0:33 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 58-53 |
| 0:14 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:10 |