At 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 9, 2022, the NBA regular season began, heat vs suns. In the end, the two teams passed the fourth quarter of the game, and the Heat defeated the Suns 33-29, 23-15, 27-29, 21-25, and the total score was 123-100. The Heat's 21-year-old Talashilu played well, scoring a game-high 33 points.
This season, the Suns have a record of 30 wins and 8 losses, ranking first in the league, including 21-17 at home, with a home win rate of 81%. Defensively, the Suns are tough, conceding an average of 104.5 points per game this season, which is fifth in the league. Let's look at the Heat, which are currently in fourth place in the East with 24 wins and 15 losses, including 23-12 away games, with a away win rate of more than 50%.
The Suns easily beat the Clippers at home on Friday to win three straight games and beat their opponents by more than 10 points in three consecutive games. In the last 19 home games, the Suns have won 17 wins and 2 losses in excellent form. The Suns' three interior lines, Ayton, Crowder and McGee, returned in this game. On the other hand, the Heat, on thursday, ended their 2-game losing streak with a away win over the Blazers, and the Heat have won six of the last eight games, including 5 games with a net worth of more than 5 points, which can be said to be a narrow win.
The starting lineups of the two teams: the Heat sent Lowry, Martin, Strus, Tucker, Andewon, while the Suns sent Paul, Booker, Bridges, Crowder, and Ayton.
In the first quarter, Suns center Ayton and Heat center Jurt Ceven jumped the ball, and the ball was obtained by the Suns. Booker's hand felt hot after the opening, and the three-point shot fell with a knife. And Paul is not weak, and the three-point long-range shot can also be described as an arrow through the heart. In the first quarter, the Heat took a 33-29 lead.
In the second quarter, Johnson played hot in the second quarter, and three points soared. Although the Suns' Booker and Bridges played a noticeable improvement, the Heat played more steadily overall, and finally the Heat won the second quarter 38-21, 71-50 on aggregate;
In the third quarter, the Suns' Booker achieved a small explosion, coupled with the Suns' defensive end to strengthen the scramble and jump, the Heat's offensive rhythm slowed down, and received some resistance. In the end, the Heat were 27-29 in the third quarter, and the Suns chased back two points, but the total score was still 79-98 behind.
In the fourth quarter, with Duncan Robinson's three-pointer, the score had reached 111-89. With such a big score, the Suns also know that they are powerless to return to the sky, and the rest of the game is not as fast as in the third quarter. In the end, the Heat won 25-21 in the fourth quarter, beating the Suns 123-100 on aggregate
The game rewrote 2 new records. First, the Suns maintained a three-game winning streak against the Heat, which ended with the Heat's first win over the Suns since November 8, 2019; second, the Suns' three-game winning streak in the regular season also came to an end.