National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 103, Phoenix 97
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #19 James Capers, #40 Leon Wood, #77 Karl Lane
Attendance: 17927

Heat 103, Suns 97: LeBron James led the way with 37 points, nine rebounds and five steals as visiting Miami held off Phoenix.

Chris Bosh added 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including a key 3-pointer that helped put it away in the final minute, as the Heat bounced back from Saturday’s loss at Utah. Mario Chalmers contributed 13 points and Norris Cole scored 10 off the bench for Miami.

Gerald Green scored 26 points and Goran Dragic added 15 points and nine assists for the Suns, who have dropped three of four. Channing Frye scored 15 points and P.J. Tucker recorded 14 to go with eight rebounds and five assists for Phoenix.

James’ free throw with 3:29 left gave the Heat a 92-85 cushion before four free throws from the Suns cut it back to a one-possession game. James buried a jumper and stole Markieff Morris’ pass before driving for a transition dunk that pushed it back to a seven-point edge with 1:13 to play.

Phoenix trailed 62-55 midway through the third quarter before Green got hot and scored 10 points over the final 5:56 of the frame to help the Suns take a 74-71 lead into the fourth. James’ 3-pointer on the second possession of the fourth put Miami back in front and Ray Allen answered a 3-pointer from Dragic with one of his own to make it an 87-83 gap midway through the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami G Dwyane Wade (migraine) sat out the game. … Dragic had a string of seven straight games scoring 23 or more points come to an end. … The Heat improved to 2-1 on their six-game road trip, which continues Wednesday at Golden State.
Top Game Performances
 
Miami   Phoenix
LeBron James 37 Scoring Gerald Green 26
Ray Allen 3 Assists Goran Dragic 9
LeBron James 9 Rebounds P.J Tucker 8
LeBron James 11 Free Throws Made Goran Dragic 5
LeBron James 5 Steals Goran Dragic 4
Toney Douglas 1 Blocks Markieff Morris 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami 103 47.4 9-27 22-30 14 41 1 12 13
Phoenix 97 46.1 12-28 15-17 20 36 6 6 16
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.