Victor Oladipo puts up 26 as Heat add to Suns’ misery

Victor Oladipo scored a season-high 26 factors off the bench to assist the Miami Heat notch a 104-96 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Friday evening.

Bam Adebayo recorded 21 factors and 11 rebounds and Jimmy Butler added 20 factors and 6 assists for the Heat. Max Strus scored 19 factors as Miami accomplished a sweep of the two-game season collection.

Deandre Ayton had 23 factors and 14 rebounds and Torrey Craig registered 17 factors and 9 boards for the Suns, who’re mired of their second five-game dropping streak of the season and have dropped 13 of their previous 17.

Mikal Bridges had 15 factors and 7 assists, Duane Washington Jr. added 13 factors and 7 assists and Landry Shamet scored 11 factors for Phoenix.

Suns star Devin Booker (groin) missed his sixth straight recreation, and Phoenix dropped to 2-9 with out him this season.

Suns level guard Chris Paul exited within the second quarter due to proper hip soreness and did not return. He had 5 factors and one help in 12 minutes.

Tyler Herro (again spasms) sat out for the Heat.

Kyle Lowry added 10 factors for Miami, which shot 42.3 p.c from the sector and was 12 of 38 (31.6 p.c) from 3-point vary.

The Suns related on 41.5 p.c of their pictures, together with 6 of 23 (26.1 p.c) from behind the arc.

Phoenix trimmed a 14-point deficit to 89-82 on Shamet’s 3-pointer with 6:17 left within the recreation.

However, Strus transformed a four-point play 23 seconds later and added a trey with 4:52 remaining to push the margin proper again to 14.

Phoenix later crept inside six, however a turnover on an inbounds move with 50.1 seconds left sabotaged the comeback try and Miami closed it out to complete a 3-2 street journey.

Butler scored 14 first-half factors and Miami led 51-46 on the break.

Damion Lee began the third quarter for the Suns instead of Paul, and Heat level guard Lowry took benefit by scoring the primary six factors of the second half.

Oladipo drilled a 3-pointer to offer the Heat a 68-54 benefit with 5:16 left within the quarter earlier than the Suns scored 19 of the subsequent 25 factors to maneuver inside one with 39.9 seconds left.

Oladipo scored the ultimate 4 factors of the interval as Miami took a 78-73 lead, and Adebayo made back-to-back baskets to begin the fourth quarter.

Oladipo’s steal and fastbreak dunk elevated the Heat’s result in 89-75 with 7:45 remaining.

–Field Level Media/Reuters