Phoenix Suns (12-9, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (10-10, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hits the road against Miami looking to end its four-game road losing streak.
The Heat are 5-4 on their home court. Miami ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference in rebounding with 43.5 rebounds. Bam Adebayo paces the Heat with 9.9 boards.
The Suns have gone 4-5 away from home. Phoenix is sixth in the league with 34.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Jusuf Nurkic averaging 8.1.
The Heat average 15.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 13.3 per game the Suns allow. The Suns are shooting 46.9% from the field, 0.7% higher than the 46.2% the Heat's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adebayo is scoring 15.6 points per game with 9.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Heat.
Tyus Jones is scoring 11.8 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Suns.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 6-4, averaging 112.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 8.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.8 points per game.
Suns: 3-7, averaging 111.0 points, 42.8 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points.
INJURIES: Heat: None listed.
Suns: Ryan Dunn: day to day (ankle), Jusuf Nurkic: out (ankle), Collin Gillespie: out (ankle), Kevin Durant: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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