Miami Heat win over Suns, 112-113, a portrait of what they still can be

The Miami Heat got a great win over a Phoenix Suns team that, though a little banged up, still had all that it takes to beat any team on a given night. And that’s just what they almost did in this instance to the Miami Heat in their own building.

Getting out to a pretty even start, things would begin to unravel a bit for the Miami heat ball club in the second half. Devin Booker was nailing shots, as he typically does, while the Miami Heat were falling victim to one of their typical bugaboos thus far this season.

Deandre Ayton, like many other bigger bodies so far this year have, killed them on the glass, in the paint, and at the rim with their sheer size and height. Mason Plumlee and Nick Richards of the Hornets are two such examples in recent days.

But the Miami Heat would overcome that and they would do it with big plays on both sides from all of their guys.

Miami Heat Win Over Suns, 112-113, A Portrait Of What They Still Can Be

You take Caleb Martin in example, forcing a huge steal after Ayton secured, yet another, rebound for a second chance opportunity for the Suns that led to a Miami Heat transition bucket.

You take the huge charge taken from Kyle Lowry late, immediately after he had a big traveling turnover with the Miami Heat closing back in on Phoenix’s lead. Every single thing Bam Adebayo does at any given moment at the defensive end of the floor can be mentioned—just pick one.

And while the same could be said for this guy, you take this play, the biggest one of the game as his superlative for the evening.

And then, on the other side, everyone showed up as well. It was a glorious sight to behold.

Jimmy Butler would be his usual self, giving the Heat whatever they needed at any given point and to the tune of 16 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists on Monday night.

He just gives them what they need at the biggest moments. He’s the motor, but he wasn’t he only one moving the car along on Monday.

When Miami Heat Play Their Game Both Ways, They Can Compete With Anyone

Bam Adebayo was also huge on the offensive end again, continuing to show off this season’s offensive aggression that’s been asked of him for a few years now.

He would finish with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and a dime of his own. Kyle Lowry had 15 points, three boards, and six assists, but hit some huge shots along the way.

And Martin would add in 15 points of his own, more importantly though, going 5-6 from three-point land in the process. They got help from the rest of the crew too but that’s what’s supposed to happen.

And the two-way fluidity as a team that they showed to come back from double-digits late in this game against a good Suns team is the perfect portrait of what the Miami Heat certainly can still be on a nightly basis. What that means is that they, not only, let the offense come to them by focusing on what they did well, but it came, in large part, on the back of their defense making stops.

Of course, they have to be as focused for 40-plus minutes a night as they were for the last 10 or so of Monday night’s win, that way they never have to make such a comeback in the first place.