On Jan. 9, the Heat beat the League-leading Suns 123-100 to win 25-15, surpassing the Bucks to move up to third in the East. Hiro had 33 points and five rebounds, and Duncan Robinson had 27 points. Center Jurt Cevenn had seven points, 16 rebounds and eight assists.
The Heat firmly grasped the initiative in the first half, and the team blossomed more. Despite the absence of Jimmy Butler and Adebayor, the Heat still have Lowry in their presence and still have a strong fighting force. Lowry does not attack on his own, he combs the team's attack in an orderly manner, giving full play to the combat effectiveness of the players.
In this game, the Heat scored in double figures with 6 players. Tucker had 13 points and seven rebounds and Martin had 10 points. Lowry contributed 14 points and 13 assists. Strus scored 14 points.
Center Jurte Cevenn continues to be a surprise for the team, bracing up the Heat interior in the absence of Adebayor and Dedmund. He had seven points, 16 rebounds and eight assists in the game. He has rebounded in double figures in 11 consecutive games. Prior to this game, Jurt Cevenn averaged 12.8 points, 15.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.5 blocks per game in the starting game, which is more powerful than Adebayor.
In this battle, he has the upper hand in the confrontation with the SunS Ayton, although the score is not as good as Ayton, but the rebounds and assists are completely explosive Ayton, and the plus-minus value is also the explosion of Ayton. Ayton had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist in this game, with a plus-minus of -23.
The Heat signed the 2-meter-13 Turkey big man on a cheap two-year, $3.24 million contract in the 2021 offseason and is only $1.49 million a year this season. Obviously, the ability he has shown now far exceeds the base salary contract, and if you look at the performance of the starter, it is not too much to take the annual salary of $20 million.
The Heat led by 21 points in the first half, 71-50. In the second half, although the Suns narrowed the gap for a while, substitute doubles Hiro and Duncan Robinson broke out again, and their hands were super good. Lowry continued to send out wonderful passes for the two to stabilize the situation. Robinson shot 8-of-16 from three-point range and Hiro 3-of-4 from three-point range. The Heat shot 22-of-44 from three-point range.
The Heat have still achieved a good record despite more injuries this season, and the team's lineup depth is super strong, and it is another strong contender for the Eastern Conference breakout.