Bam Adebayo’s fourth quarter heroics, along with strong offensive outings from Norman Powell and Tyler Herro, helps Miami put away the Suns for the bounce back victory.
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Now THAT was some exciting Miami Heat basketball.

After returning home from a disappointing road trip and three-game losing streak, the Heat close out the visiting Phoenix Suns with a much needed 127-121 win. Miami will improve to a 21-19 record, as Phoenix drops to 24-16.

The Heat were led by a resilient and dominant performance from captain Bam Adebayo, who put up a game-high 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals and one block on an uber efficient 11 of 15 shooting overall. The All-Star big man also nailed 4 of his 6 attempts from 3-point range and dropped 13 straight points in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. It was a long overdue offensive explosion for Adebayo, as he drops over 20+ points for the first time since December 5.

And he got some help from his running mates as well, as each of Norman Powell and Tyler Herro put up strong outings themselves.

Miami Heat’s BIG 3 were COOKING in a HUGE W over the Suns tonight:

Bam: Powell: Herro:
29 PTS 27 PTS 23 PTS
9 REB 5 REB 2 REB
4 AST 3 AST 3 BLK

ALL-STARS pic.twitter.com/bbcFDwfArL

— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) January 14, 2026

For the rest of the starters, Andrew Wiggins played well defensively but struggled shooting with just 8 points on 2 of 11 from the field. He was also 0 for 5 from deep. Davion Mitchell started off with an encouraging impact on both ends, but left the game in the second half with a shoulder contusion. He did not return to the game.

Off the bench, coach Erik Spoelstra went with mainly a three-man second unit of Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson. All three were impactful in their roles, as Jaquez added 16 points, 8 assists and 4 boards in 31 minutes. Dru Smith and Nikola Jovic each received only some limited spot minutes.

The Heat had an early 16-point lead and dropped 71 points in the first half. They saw that lead diminish in what was a classic “turd quarter.” However, a strong effort in the final period was enough to hold off Phoenix’s comeback attempt. Outside of Adebayo’s late game heroics, Powell had also stepped up with several clutch buckets down the stretch.

Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks and Grayson Allen each scored 25 points on the night for the Suns, but it ultimately wasn’t enough. Brooks had a chance to knock down a game-tying 3-pointer with under 15 seconds left but put up an airball. He was also hit with a flagrant foul on that shot attempt for kicking his leg out in Wiggins’ landing space and pulling his shoulder down. That’s when the Heat knew they sealed the deal.

Miami will now look to keep this excitement going into their next matchup hoping to pick up back-to-back wins. They are set to host the rival Boston Celtics on Thursday.

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