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Durant scores 32 points and Suns rally from 15 down to beat Heat 115-112 for 6th in a row
PHOENIX (AP) Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 15-point deficit Wednesday night to defeat the Miami Heat 115-112 and extend their winning streak to six games.
The Suns trailed 79-64 in the third quarter but finished the period on a 15-3 run to cut the Heat’s lead to three.
Neither team could take control in the fourth, but Durant’s jumper from the free-throw line with 16 seconds to play gave Phoenix a four-point lead.
Devin Booker had 22 points and nine assists for Phoenix (7-1), which has won its last five games by six points or fewer. Booker made one of two free throws with 4.8 seconds to go, giving the Heat a chance, but Miami failed to get a shot off before time expired.
Grayson Allen scored 12 points and Tyus Jones matched Booker with nine assists for the Suns.
Tyler Herro led the Heat (3-4) with 28 points. Reserve forward Haywood Highsmith scored 19 and Jimmy Butler added 15. Bam Adebayo had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Heat: Adebayo was just 5 of 21 from the field, and three of his baskets were dunks.
Suns: Committed 16 turnovers that led to 20 Miami points.
Bradley Beal’s 3-pointer put the Suns ahead to stay at 106-103 with 3:52 to play. Beal didn’t score in the first half and was in foul trouble. He finished with seven points.
The Suns’ 7-1 start matches the best in franchise history, equaling three previous seasons (1980-81, 2000-01, 2009-10).
Both teams are on the road Friday. Miami goes to Denver, while Phoenix plays at Dallas.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:39 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:39 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point cutting layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:01 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Bradley Beal misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:24 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point tip layup | 5-4 |
| 10:17 | | Tyus Jones personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 9:26 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 5-6 |
| 9:00 | | Bradley Beal blocks Tyler Herro's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:57 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:57 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 5-8 |
| 7:59 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 7:59 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 7-10 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 9-10 |
| 7:02 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point layup | ||
| 6:59 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point running pullup jump shot | 12-10 |
| 6:44 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 12-12 |
| 6:17 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-14 |
| 5:52 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 5:32 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Pelle Larsson assists) | 14-14 |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 14-16 |
| 4:48 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Kevin Durant turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:19 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point running pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 14-19 |
| 4:12 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:49 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 17-19 |
| 3:27 | | Pelle Larsson shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | Grayson Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:27 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 3:15 | | Kel'el Ware misses two point layup | ||
| 3:12 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 17-23 |
| 2:50 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-23 |
| 2:35 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Tyler Herro turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:03 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Pelle Larsson turnover (bad pass) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 1:48 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 19-26 |
| 1:35 | | Suns technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 1:35 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 20-26 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-26 |
| 1:05 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point cutting layup (Pelle Larsson assists) | 25-26 |
| 0:35 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Duncan Robinson blocks Bradley Beal's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 28-26 |
| 11:29 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 28-29 |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Alec Burks makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-29 |
| 10:55 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point stepback jump shot | 30-32 |
| 10:38 | | Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-32 |
| 10:38 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-32 |
| 10:27 | | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Kel'el Ware steals) | ||
| 10:10 | | Kel'el Ware misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Grayson Allen misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Pelle Larsson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Bradley Beal misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Ryan Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | Bradley Beal blocks Duncan Robinson's two point running layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Grayson Allen misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 32-34 |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point driving layup (Alec Burks assists) | 34-34 |
| 8:57 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-34 |
| 8:45 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Alec Burks steals) | ||
| 8:41 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point running pullup jump shot (Alec Burks assists) | 38-34 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 38-37 |
| 8:03 | | Kel'el Ware turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:47 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 7:33 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Kel'el Ware steals) | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk | 40-37 |
| 7:16 | | Kel'el Ware blocks Tyus Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:58 | | +1 | Ryan Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-38 |
| 6:58 | | Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:55 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Alec Burks misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 40-41 |
| 6:14 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:46 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:45 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 40-44 |
| 5:12 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 41-44 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 42-44 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 43-44 |
| 5:00 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 |