The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are playing live on the NBA schedule on Tuesday night and the matchup from the US Airways Center starts at 9 pm ET as Dwyane Wade and Goran Dragic play in a battle between east and west teams in the desert.
Miami has been up and down to start the season, while the Suns are third in the Pacific division with a 12-10 record. The Suns come in after a one point loss against the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime and they will next host the Pistons after playing against the Heat. Eric Bledsoe led the way with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists in the loss to the Clippers and they are averaging 105 points per game this season.
Phoenix was one of the surprise teams in the league last season and they won 48 games and they are ranked fifth in points per game this season. Bledsoe is leading the team in scoring and he has played well since signing back as a restricted free agent this summer. Miami comes in after a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies and they got 25 points from Wade and six assists heading into this matchup.
Miami is averaging 95 points per game and they are ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense and they will next play against the Denver Nuggets on the schedule. Miami has lost four of the last five games this season and they have still not quite adjusted to losing LeBron James this year. The team last won against the Knicks on the road and they have lost four in a row and have not lost yet this month. The team comes in with three straight road games left on this five game trip and they have the Bulls when they return home.