Heat Competitive But Unable To Finish In 115-112 Loss In Phoenix, Despite Herro’s 28

This time the Miami Heat survived the third quarter. What they couldn’t handle was the fight to the finish. Not with Kevin Durant on the other side. And, so, it remains  a season still in search of a quality win, Erik Spoelstra’s team falling to 3-4 with a 115-112 loss Wednesday night to the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. Despite a 28-point performance by Tyler Herro, a 15-point lead built in the third quarter, and an unexpected bench boost from Haywood Highsmith, the Heat lacked enough to stop the Suns from moving to 7-1. While Herro was the lone Heat starter to score 20 or more, the Suns got 32 points from Durant, 22 from Devin Booker and 20 from Jusuf Nurkic. By contrast, the Heat endured a night when center Bam Adebayo shot 5 of 21 – albeit with a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double – and got just 15 points from Jimmy Butler and seven from Terry Rozier.