On March 10, Beijing time, phoenix suns challenged the Heat away, and the first place in the West against the first place in the East can be said to be a preview of the potential finals. Devon Booker returned from quarantine, while Butler hung the free card.
At the beginning of the game, Duncan Robinson hit a three-pointer on the outside, after Ayton scored under the basket, Lowry converted the offense and shot a three-pointer again, and then Dunro used the cover to score three points, and Ayton's basket was 2+1 immediately in color. In the next leg, Dunro continued to try outside the line, And Booker's first three-point shot was also hollowed out, and as Lowry quarterback long pass Vincent made a layup, the Heat exploded a 20-10 dream start to stop the Suns.
After the timeout, Dunro ran to catch the ball and shot another three-pointer, Adebayor slammed his hands, and then the Suns blasted a 9-0 small climax to force the heat to stop. Back, Bridges hit mid-range shots to help the Suns tie the score. In the rotation stage, Aron Holliday turned against Hiro and hit the back, and the Suns ended the first quarter 29-27! From trailing by 11 points to rebounding, the Suns are the best team in the league.
Throughout the first quarter, Duncan Robinson hit four three-pointers to send out 12 points, Lowry had 3 points, four boards and six assists, and Adebayo had six points. On the Suns side, Ayton had 9 points and 2 boards on 4-of-5, Booker only scored 3 points but gave 4 assists, and Bridges contributed 6 points and 5 boards.