On March 10, Beijing time, the league ushered in a strong dialogue, the Heat, ranked No. 1 in the East, greeted the Suns no. 1 in the league at home, and the core booker of the Suns ushered in a comeback, while the Heat's Butler was absent. From the perspective of lineup integrity, in fact, there is not much difference between the two teams, the Heat's Butler can't play, and the Suns' Paul can't play, the core players of both teams are absent from the game, and both teams have a chance to win this game.
In the first quarter, the two teams were still very glued, the Suns Ayton was efficient in the first quarter, he made three layups in the paint, but also made mid-range shots, and he scored 9 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, and Bridges also had 6 points and 5 rebounds in the quarter. On the Heat side, Duncan Robinson found a shooting touch on the outside, he hit four three-pointers in a single quarter to get 12 points, the first quarter ended, the two teams were divided equally, and the Suns only took a 2-point lead.
In the second quarter, both teams were very efficient in shooting, and the score gap was also small, and when the Suns finished scoring, the Heat were always able to complete the response in the next round, and the score gap alternated leading. In the single quarter, both teams scored 28 points, and at the end of the half, the Suns still held a two-point lead.
The turning point of the game occurred in the third quarter, when the Heat fell into an offensive scoring drought, they missed consecutive shots, and the defensive efficiency was not high, coupled with the team's successive mistakes, which allowed the Suns to seize the opportunity. In a single quarter, the Suns exploded a 34-19 offense to outsmart their opponents by 15 points. With this outstanding performance in this quarter, the Suns already had a 17-point lead by the end of the third quarter, and the advantage was very clear.
In the final quarter, the Suns took it a step further, blasting a 15-6 offense in a short period of time to close the gap to 26 points. The Heat then failed to respond, and the Suns held the advantage to the end, winning two straight games against the Heat, no. 1 in the East, 111-90 on the road.
In this game, Booker came back, he had a quasi-triple-double of 23 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and his personal performance was very comprehensive. Ayton remained efficient, scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds on 9-of-10 shooting, and when facing the Heat's defense, Ayton gave and demanded, and he played extremely efficiently. In terms of other players, Bridges contributed 21 points, McGee had 11 points and 15 rebounds, Crowder had 11 points, and many players on the team scored in double figures. On the other hand, on the Heat side, Duncan Robinson contributed 22 points, Lowry 5 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, and Hiro scored 17 points on 7-of-20 shooting, the team's shooting efficiency was not very high, and it was crushed by the Suns in the overall play, which also led to the team's eventual loss.
From this game, it has to be said that the overall strength of the Suns is really strong, in the absence of Paul, they can also beat the Heat, the no. 1 in the East, the team's hard strength and offensive and defensive tactical strength can be seen. After winning this game, the Suns currently have a record of 53 wins and 13 losses, firmly ranking first in the league. It is worth mentioning that after the Suns won the game, they have locked up the playoffs 16 games in advance, becoming the first team to win a playoff spot this season, and congratulations to the Suns here.