Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET, the Miami Heat (35-14) and Phoenix Suns (30-20) go head-to-head live from the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix. The game can be live streamed here. Miami fans can hear all of the action on 104.3 The Ticket while Phoenix fans can do the same on 92.3 KTAR.
Miami enters play having won three of its last four games while Phoenix has lost two of its last three but has won six of eight overall.
The Heat is coming off of an uncharacteristic performance from LeBron James that saw the team fall 94-89 to the lowly Utah Jazz on Saturday, and the team will be looking to bounce back from that disappointing effort.
James was 4 for 13 in the contest that was on the heels of a 6-1 run that saw the team defeat Western Conference powerhouses in the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers. The run saw James score 30 or more points in three of the last four contests of that stretch.
"It was just one of those games where offensively we were out of rhythm and you try to win on the defense end," James said per ESPN.
The loss was just the second time this season that the Heat didn't notch a victory when holding their opponents to less than 100 points.
Chris Bosh also struggled in the game, converting three of 12 and putting up just 13 points.
"We didn't shoot the ball well like we are capable of doing," James said via ESPN. "We had some great looks, including myself, some really open looks."
The Suns will look to continue their momentum after avoiding a three-game slide with a 122-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
Goran Dragic took control of the game for Phoenix, notching a career-high 34 points with 13 of them coming in the fourth quarter.
"I was kind of cruising the third quarter," said Dragic, according to ESPN. "I just hit one 3 and I was not aggressive enough, and then the fourth quarter I just started playing. I just started feeling good."
The Suns left their coach happy with their effort against Golden State.
"These guys were sharp," coach Jeff Hornacek told ESPN. "The one thing I told them, especially that fourth quarter, they played smart."
The Heat will look to win their sixth straight game in Phoenix while the Suns try to extend their winning streak to two games when these teams hit the court tonight at the U.S. Airways Center.
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