The Phoenix Suns emerged victorious in a thrilling encounter against the Miami Heat, securing a resounding 118-105 victory. The Suns showcased their exceptional skills and teamwork throughout the game, leaving the Heat struggling to keep up with their relentless pace.
From the opening tip-off, it was evident that the Suns were determined to dominate. Their offensive prowess was on full display as they consistently found ways to penetrate Miami's defense and convert their shots. Led by their star point guard, Chris Paul, who orchestrated the offense with precision and finesse, the Suns seemed unstoppable.
Bradley Beal had 19 for the Suns, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games and swept the Heat for just the second time in the last 17 seasons. The other was 2020-21, when Phoenix made the NBA Finals.
“Trying to get wins, that’s the name of the game,” Booker said after the Suns got a split of their Florida back-to-back following a Sunday night loss in Orlando. “We have some things to figure out defensively and we’ll do that. This was a good win today, on a back-to-back, against a really good team.”
The Suns have ruled out Bol Bol and Damion Lee, while Jusuf Nurkic is questionable. 
Bradley Beal is available. 
Meanwhile, the Heat will be without Cole Swider, Dru Smith, Orlando Robinson and R.J. Hampton. 
Miami since a seven-game slide late in the 2007-08 season, the season before Spoelstra took over for Pat Riley. That '07-08 team - which finished 15-67 and, to put it charitably, wasn't exactly trying to win a lot of games - had four such streaks of seven or more losses that season.
Before that, the last time a Miami team lost seven straight was the start of the 2003-04 season, when Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem were rookies. That team went on to make the Eastern Conference semifinals.
There have been plenty of teams that lost seven games - or more - in a row and made the playoffs. But none of those has gone on to win a playoff series since Portland in 2016. And no team has ever lost seven consecutive games in what became a championship season; four eventual champions lost six in a row on their way to the title, most recently when Dallas topped Miami in 2011.
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