For the first time all season, the Phoenix Suns (5-3) took one on the chin in a 124-108 loss to the Miami Heat (6-2).
The Suns starters came out a bit flat in the first quarter and the second unit got roasted by Miami’s bench on the way to a 16-point loss — the first game all season the Suns lost by more than one point, and the first time they were down double-digits since a 15-second stretch in game one.
“We started the game bad,” forward Dario Saric said. “We were a bit sleepy.