{"id":559853,"date":"2026-01-25T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/559853\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:43:14","slug":"phoenix-begins-five-game-homestand-vs-miami-heat-suns-lookahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/559853\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix begins five-game homestand vs Miami Heat. Suns lookahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/phoenix-suns\/21\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phoenix Suns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Phoenix Suns<\/a> begin a five-game homestand this week against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/miami-heat\/14\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miami Heat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Miami Heat<\/a> at Mortgage Matchup Center.<\/p>\n<p>The first four matchups are against Eastern Conference teams.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Jan. 25: Heat<\/p>\n<p>Last time: The Suns lost their away game to the Heat, 127-121, to begin a six-game road trip Jan. 13. Bam Adebayo scored a game-high 29 points, hitting 4-of-6 from distance with the latter two made 3s coming late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Last time: Phoenix upended Brooklyn, 126-117, Jan. 19 during the six-game road trip. Dillon Brooks, Devin Booker and Collin Gillespie combined for 73 points as the Suns led by as many as 20 points.<\/p>\n<p>Last time: The Suns fell to the East-leading Pistons, 108-105, Jan. 15 in the second game of that six-game road trip. Phoenix was without Booker, who suffered a left ankle sprain in the third quarter against Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Jan. 30: Cleveland Cavaliers<\/p>\n<p>Last time: Phoenix suffered a 129-113 loss to the Cavs on New Year\u2019s Eve in first-year head coach Jordan Ott\u2019s return to Cleveland. Ott was an assistant with the Cavaliers last season before becoming head coach of the Suns.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Donovan Mitchell posted 34 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in 30 minutes in leading Cleveland to the win. The Cavs led by as many as 24 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns conclude the five-game homestand Sunday, Feb. 1, against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/los-angeles-clippers\/12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Clippers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>. Phoenix is 2-1 versus the Clippers this season.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix is 14-5 at home this season. Last season, the Suns went 24-17 at home in a 36-win season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/mailto:dmrankin@gannett.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:dmrankin@gannett.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dmrankin@gannett.com<\/a> or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuaneRankin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@DuaneRankin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@DuaneRankin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Support local journalism: Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/cm.azcentral.com\/specialoffer?gps-source=CPNEWS&amp;utm_medium=onsite&amp;utm_source=TAGLINE&amp;utm_campaign=NEWSROOM&amp;utm_content=JEREMYCLUFF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:azcentral.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">azcentral.com<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/suns\/2026\/01\/25\/phoenix-suns-five-game-homestand-vs-miami-heat\/88284642007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phoenix begins five-game homestand vs Miami Heat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Phoenix begins five-game homestand vs Miami Heat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Phoenix Suns begin a five-game homestand this week against the Miami Heat at Mortgage Matchup Center. 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