The Heat did their best to make up for their lack of effort against the Utah Jazz. Lebron James bounced back by scoring 37 points, grabbing nine boards and five steals. James efforts gave the Heat a much needed win against a good Suns team. Dwyane Wade sat for this game, which meant Heat big man Chris Bosh had to step up. Bosh added 21 points and eight rebounds.
The Suns have performed exponentially better than originally project this season. Even without Eric Bledsoe, the Suns still gave the Heat a run for their money. Dunk master Gerald Green had a team high 26 points on 9-14 shooting. Goran Dragic chipped in 15 points and nine assists.
The story of the game was the Suns turnover woes, which led to well over 20 points by the Heat. When turnovers equal points for the opposing team, it’s tough to hold on and get the win.
Both of these teams are still headed in the right direction. The Heat are 3 ½ games back from the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers have dropped a few games recently so it is not inconceivable for the Heat to catch them and claim the one seed in the east. The Suns are flip flopping between the sixth and seventh seed(s) in the west.
