- - Heat beat short-handed Suns 111-102 in short turnaround behind Adebayo's 22 points

JOHN MARSHALL January 26, 2026 at 4:43 AM

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1 / 5Heat Suns BasketballMiami Heat forward Myron Gardner (15) and Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie (12) trade fouls during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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.

Up next

Heat: Host Orlando on Wednesday night.

Suns: Host Brooklyn on Tuesday night.

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