PHOENIX — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 104-96 win over the Phoenix Suns (20-20) on Friday night at Footprint Center to close its five-game West Coast trip at 3-2.
The Heat (21-19) now returns to Miami to begin a four-game homestand on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets:
1. Playing again with a short-handed roster, the quartet of Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Victor Oladipo and Max Strus made sure the Heat returned home with a winning trip.