Apr 13, 2021 - Miami Heat at Phoenix Suns

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4/13/2021 Phoenix v. Miami Game Preview

	Miami Heat	(28-25, 13-12 away)
	Phoenix Suns	(38-15, 21-8 home)

April 13, 2021 at 10:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona

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Season Series - Phoenix leads 1-0

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Mar 23, 2021	Phoenix	Miami	110 - 100	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Apr 13, 2021	Miami	Phoenix	-	-	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Miami	53	48.4	38.5	83.5	.461	12.5	36.1	.348	17.0	21.6	.786	14.6	19.0	7.9	34.2	42.2	26.0	7.5	4.2	106.6
Phoenix	53	48.6	43.2	88.1	.490	13.2	34.5	.381	15.5	18.8	.829	12.9	19.5	8.5	35.0	43.5	27.3	7.1	4.2	115.0
MIA Opponents	53	48.4	38.6	86.2	.447	14.5	40.0	.362	15.6	19.8	.788	15.3	20.1	10.1	33.7	43.8	25.3	7.8	4.2	107.2
PHX Opponents	53	48.6	39.8	87.1	.458	11.6	33.2	.349	16.8	21.9	.767	13.4	18.1	9.6	33.6	43.2	22.2	6.8	3.6	108.1

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Mar 23, 2021	Phoenix	Miami	110 - 100	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Aug 8, 2020	Phoenix	Miami	119 - 112	Phoenix	Regular Season	Visa Athletic Center
Nov 7, 2019	Miami	Phoenix	124 - 108	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 25, 2019	Phoenix	Miami	124 - 121	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Dec 7, 2018	Miami	Phoenix	115 - 98	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 5, 2018	Phoenix	Miami	103 - 125	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Nov 8, 2017	Miami	Phoenix	126 - 115	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 21, 2017	Phoenix	Miami	97 - 112	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 3, 2017	Miami	Phoenix	90 - 99	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 3, 2016	Phoenix	Miami	92 - 108	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 8, 2016	Miami	Phoenix	103 - 95	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 2, 2015	Phoenix	Miami	98 - 115	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Dec 9, 2014	Miami	Phoenix	103 - 97	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 11, 2014	Miami	Phoenix	103 - 97	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 25, 2013	Phoenix	Miami	92 - 107	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Nov 17, 2012	Miami	Phoenix	97 - 88	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 5, 2012	Phoenix	Miami	99 - 124	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Mar 20, 2012	Phoenix	Miami	95 - 99	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Dec 23, 2010	Miami	Phoenix	95 - 83	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 17, 2010	Phoenix	Miami	96 - 123	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 8, 2010	Miami	Phoenix	109 - 105	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 3, 2009	Phoenix	Miami	104 - 96	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Mar 4, 2009	Phoenix	Miami	129 - 135	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Nov 28, 2008	Miami	Phoenix	107 - 92	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 10, 2007	Miami	Phoenix	117 - 113	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov 9, 2007	Phoenix	Miami	106 - 101	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 5, 2007	Miami	Phoenix	80 - 108	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 13, 2006	Phoenix	Miami	99 - 89	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 26, 2006	Phoenix	Miami	107 - 98	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 6, 2006	Miami	Phoenix	93 - 111	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 25, 2005	Phoenix	Miami	115 - 125	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 11, 2005	Miami	Phoenix	107 - 122	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 9, 2003	Phoenix	Miami	72 - 92	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Nov 22, 2003	Miami	Phoenix	98 - 100	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 22, 2003	Phoenix	Miami	85 - 92	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Dec 2, 2002	Miami	Phoenix	100 - 90	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 12, 2002	Phoenix	Miami	78 - 90	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Jan 12, 2002	Miami	Phoenix	74 - 108	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Feb 21, 2001	Phoenix	Miami	100 - 85	Phoenix	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Nov 11, 2000	Miami	Phoenix	82 - 84	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 28, 2000	Phoenix	Miami	78 - 81	Miami	Regular Season	AmericanAirlines Arena
Mar 6, 2000	Miami	Phoenix	92 - 100	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 30, 1998	Phoenix	Miami	74 - 71	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Jan 18, 1998	Miami	Phoenix	87 - 96	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 27, 1997	Phoenix	Miami	97 - 125	Miami	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Nov 24, 1996	Miami	Phoenix	87 - 84	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jan 30, 1996	Phoenix	Miami	114 - 99	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Dec 9, 1995	Miami	Phoenix	94 - 92	Miami	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 19, 1995	Phoenix	Miami	121 - 117	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Nov 6, 1994	Miami	Phoenix	107 - 119	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 22, 1994	Miami	Phoenix	118 - 124	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 11, 1994	Phoenix	Miami	122 - 107	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Jan 15, 1993	Miami	Phoenix	99 - 107	Phoenix	Regular Season	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Dec 12, 1992	Phoenix	Miami	122 - 118	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Dec 26, 1991	Miami	Phoenix	104 - 132	Phoenix	Regular Season	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Dec 7, 1991	Phoenix	Miami	109 - 108	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Jan 30, 1991	Phoenix	Miami	115 - 104	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Dec 29, 1990	Miami	Phoenix	95 - 134	Phoenix	Regular Season	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar 16, 1990	Miami	Phoenix	103 - 129	Phoenix	Regular Season	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jan 23, 1990	Phoenix	Miami	118 - 99	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Apr 19, 1989	Phoenix	Miami	117 - 91	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Mar 20, 1989	Miami	Phoenix	97 - 115	Phoenix	Regular Season	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar 13, 1989	Phoenix	Miami	112 - 104	Phoenix	Regular Season	Miami Arena
Jan 7, 1989	Miami	Phoenix	99 - 107	Phoenix	Regular Season	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

2020-2021 Miami Heat Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	K. Nunn	V. Oladipo	D. Robinson	J. Butler	B. Adebayo
Rotation	G. Dragic	T. Herro	A. Iguodala	T. Ariza
Rotation	G. Vincent	M. Strus	K. Okpala	N. Bjelica
Rotation				P. Achiuwa
Lim PT				U. Haslem
Lim PT				D. Dedmon

2020-2021 Phoenix Suns Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	C. Paul	D. Booker	M. Bridges	J. Crowder	D. Ayton
Rotation	C. Payne	E. Moore	T. Craig	C. Johnson	D. Saric
Rotation		L. Galloway	A. Nader		F. Kaminsky
Rotation		J. Carter
Lim PT		T. Alexander			J. Smith

Miami Heat Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
15	Precious Achiuwa	SF	50	12.3	2.1	3.8	.556	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	2.0	.505	0.8	1.6	1.3	2.3	3.6	0.5	0.3	0.5	5.2
13	Bam Adebayo	C	47	33.5	7.3	12.9	.565	0.0	0.2	.250	4.6	5.7	.809	2.6	2.3	2.3	7.1	9.4	5.3	0.9	1.1	19.1
0	Trevor Ariza	SF	12	24.7	2.2	6.8	.321	1.0	3.8	.267	1.3	1.8	.762	0.5	1.4	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.7	0.6	0.6	6.7
70	Nemanja Bjelica	PF	6	12.5	1.5	3.7	.409	0.5	2.3	.214	0.2	0.5	.333	0.5	2.3	0.2	2.3	2.5	1.3	0.3	0.3	3.7
22	Jimmy Butler	GF	38	33.8	7.2	14.4	.497	0.4	1.9	.230	6.8	7.9	.854	2.2	1.4	1.9	5.3	7.3	7.1	2.1	0.4	21.5
21	Dewayne Dedmon	PF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	Goran Dragic	G	34	26.6	4.7	10.8	.437	1.6	4.6	.346	2.0	2.4	.831	2.6	2.3	0.3	3.0	3.3	4.5	0.6	0.2	13.0
40	Udonis Haslem	FC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	Tyler Herro	SG	42	31.6	5.8	13.4	.432	1.9	5.6	.342	2.0	2.5	.811	2.0	1.4	0.5	4.5	5.0	3.4	0.7	0.4	15.5
28	Andre Iguodala	SF	48	21.4	1.5	4.0	.378	1.0	3.1	.333	0.4	0.7	.636	1.0	1.4	0.6	3.2	3.8	2.1	1.0	0.5	4.5
25	Kendrick Nunn	SG	39	28.7	5.2	11.4	.458	2.0	5.4	.370	1.1	1.2	.911	1.5	1.8	0.4	2.7	3.1	2.7	1.0	0.3	13.5
4	KZ Okpala	SG	25	12.9	1.1	2.6	.409	0.4	1.5	.297	0.1	0.2	.333	0.5	1.8	0.6	1.4	2.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	2.7
4	Victor Oladipo	G	4	27.8	4.0	10.8	.372	1.0	4.2	.235	3.0	4.5	.667	3.5	3.2	0.8	2.8	3.5	3.5	1.8	0.5	12.0
55	Duncan Robinson	F	53	32.3	4.3	9.9	.438	3.5	8.5	.408	0.9	1.1	.845	1.2	2.5	0.1	3.6	3.7	1.8	0.5	0.2	13.1
31	Max Strus	G	26	12.9	2.2	4.7	.467	1.3	3.8	.357	0.4	0.6	.688	0.2	1.1	0.1	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	6.2
2	Gabe Vincent	G	36	14.1	1.9	5.2	.371	0.9	3.3	.280	0.6	0.6	.870	0.8	1.6	0.2	0.9	1.1	1.5	0.5	0.1	5.3

Phoenix Suns Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
0	Ty-Shon Alexander	SG	7	3.0	0.1	1.0	.143	0.1	0.7	.200	0.1	0.3	.500	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.6
22	Deandre Ayton	C	53	30.6	6.5	10.5	.617	0.1	0.4	.200	1.9	2.6	.750	1.7	3.0	3.3	7.5	10.7	1.5	0.5	1.2	14.9
1	Devin Booker	SG	49	34.0	9.5	19.3	.494	2.1	5.8	.358	4.9	5.7	.860	3.2	2.8	0.4	3.8	4.2	4.6	0.9	0.3	26.0
25	Mikal Bridges	SG	53	32.3	4.9	9.4	.525	1.7	4.2	.409	1.6	1.9	.822	0.8	1.6	1.2	3.5	4.6	2.2	0.9	0.9	13.2
4	Jevon Carter	PG	41	10.4	1.2	3.1	.389	0.7	2.1	.345	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.2	3.2
12	Torrey Craig	GF	13	15.6	2.3	4.5	.508	0.8	2.0	.385	0.2	0.5	.500	0.5	1.7	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.9	0.8	0.4	5.6
99	Jae Crowder	SF	50	27.8	3.4	8.2	.413	2.5	6.3	.394	1.0	1.3	.785	0.9	1.9	0.5	4.4	4.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	10.3
2	Langston Galloway	G	34	11.1	1.7	3.6	.471	0.9	2.1	.451	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	4.8
23	Cameron Johnson	G	47	23.2	3.4	7.7	.448	2.1	5.3	.394	0.8	1.0	.867	0.7	1.4	0.5	2.7	3.3	1.4	0.6	0.3	9.8
41	Frank Kaminsky	F	33	14.8	2.5	5.3	.469	0.8	1.9	.406	0.7	1.1	.629	0.5	1.3	0.7	2.9	3.6	1.6	0.3	0.4	6.4
55	E'Twaun Moore	SG	24	14.5	1.8	4.2	.422	0.3	1.2	.276	0.3	0.4	.800	0.8	1.3	0.5	1.2	1.8	1.5	0.6	0.2	4.2
11	Abdel Nader	SF	24	14.8	2.4	4.8	.491	0.8	1.8	.419	1.2	1.5	.757	0.8	1.4	0.3	2.3	2.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	6.7
3	Chris Paul	PG	52	31.7	6.1	12.4	.488	1.3	3.6	.367	2.6	2.8	.931	2.2	2.4	0.4	4.3	4.7	8.7	1.4	0.2	16.0
15	Cameron Payne	G	42	17.1	2.7	5.7	.469	1.0	2.5	.404	0.7	0.8	.879	1.0	1.7	0.2	2.0	2.2	3.7	0.6	0.2	7.0
20	Dario Saric	SF	35	18.0	3.5	7.6	.457	1.1	3.0	.362	1.7	1.9	.853	1.2	1.9	1.1	3.1	4.1	1.3	0.6	0.1	9.7
10	Jalen Smith	C	18	4.4	0.6	1.5	.370	0.1	0.6	.200	0.1	0.2	.333	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.3

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