National Basketball Association
Miami 107, Phoenix 92
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, November 25, 2013
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#13 Monty McCutchen, # Dedric Taylor, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
19758
By SportsDirect Inc.
Heat 107, Suns 92: LeBron James poured in 35 points and Dwyane Wade added 21 points and 12 assists as host Miami knocked off Phoenix to win its seventh straight game.
James and Wade combined to hit 20-of-27 shots for the red-hot Heat, who have prevailed by double digits five times during the streak. James also extended his streak of double-digit scoring performances to 509 games - the fifth-longest run in NBA history.
Channing Frye had 16 points to pace the Suns, who earned a split of their Florida double dip after defeating Orlando 104-96 on Sunday. Goran Dragic added 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in defeat.
James ended a tightly-contested first half in style, pulling up and burying a 3-pointer with six-tenths of a second remaining to put Miami ahead 50-47 at the break. He poured it on in the third quarter, slamming home a one-handed dunk with 6:09 left and adding a three-point play a short time later as the Heat led 79-71 entering the fourth.
The reserves took over from there, as Michael Beasley opened the quarter with a short jumper and Ray Allen knocked down consecutive 3-pointers to extend the advantage to 14. Allen tacked on a line-drive 3 later in the period, and the Suns didn't threaten the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: James has committed three or more turnovers in nine consecutive games. He finished with four Monday, all of them coming in the first half. ... Phoenix twins Markieff and Marcus Morris combined to make just 6-of-21 shots off the bench. ... Wade's 12 assists were his highest total since dishing out 12 in a win over the New Jersey Nets on March 22, 2010.
Top Game Performances
| Phoenix |
|
Miami |
|
Channing Frye 16 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 35 |
|
Goran Dragic 9 |
Assists |
Dwyane Wade 12 |
|
Markieff Morris 9 |
Rebounds |
Chris Andersen 7 |
|
Marcus Morris 6 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 11 |
|
Channing Frye 3 |
Steals |
Ray Allen 2 |
|
Miles Plumlee 1 |
Blocks |
Ray Allen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Phoenix
|
92 |
39.8 |
8-32 |
18-24 |
17 |
45 |
1 |
10 |
18 |
| Miami
|
107 |
49.4 |
7-22 |
22-24 |
20 |
38 |
4 |
9 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Heat have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Portland. The Suns have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.