Two of the hottest teams in the NBA in both name and record tipped-off on Thursday night as the Miami Heat came to Phoenix to take of the Suns.
The Suns had only trailed by double-digits for a total of 15 seconds in their first seven games and not once since the season opener, but that stat came to a halt as the Heat came out firing early in the first quarter. The Heat took a 12-point lead midway through the first and the game quickly looked to be getting out of hand, but a Suns run in the closing minutes led by seven points from Devin Booker and six points from Dario Šariu0107 brought the Suns to within just one heading into the second.