Game: Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
The Miami Heat (10-10) will compete against the Phoenix Suns (12-8) at Kaseya Center on Saturday.
The Suns faced the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 104-93 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Suns walked away with 16 and the Spurs recorded 17 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 44 tries from distance. San Antonio finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 20 attempts. Moreover, San Antonio had 53 rebounds (18 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocks. San Antonio recorded 26 assists and had 9 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 35.0% from the field on 35 of 100 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 44 with 2 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns buried 17 of 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 48.7% field goal percentage (38 of 78) and knocked down 11 of 32 shots from beyond the arc.
Devin Booker is someone who had an impact in this game. Booker went 47.6% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes. He played 39 minutes and also totaled 9 rebounds. He totaled 29 points on 10 of 21 shooting.
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Phoenix will enter this matchup with a mark of 12-8 on the season. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 43.5 boards per game and has tallied 532 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 37.5% from downtown (297 of 793) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.7 pts per contest (16th in the league) while connecting on 46.7% from the field.
On defense, the Suns are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.1% on shots from distance and they are 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.9). The Suns are giving up a FG percentage of 46.3% (827 of 1,786) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 9th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 533 surrendered for the season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took home the win by a final score of 134-93 when they faced the Lakers. The Heat were able to pull down 39 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 52 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Lakers committed 8 fouls in this matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They were able to bury 6 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Miami knocked down 24 out of 47 tries (51.1%). When all was said and done, the Heat ended up shooting 52 out of 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.8%. The Heat allowed the Lakers to make 37 of 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.0% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 22.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Los Angeles to collect 36 in all (12 on the offensive side).
Tyler Herro pitched in for the Heat in the game. He knocked down 11 out of 19 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Herro earned 31 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 assists for the matchup.
Miami has a win-loss mark of 10-10 on the season. The Heat commit 16.3 personal fouls every game and they go 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per game (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Miami has totaled 2,226 points for the season (111.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Heat are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in basketball.
The Miami defense allows 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (271 of 762) and their opponents are converting on 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.7 dimes and 46.1 boards per game, ranking them 20th and 27th in the NBA. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 109.0. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (14th in the NBA).
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