The Miami Heat ended their road trip in punctuating fashion with a needed win in Phoenix. Some takeaways from this slow paced

The Suns (27-19) were without Devin Booker (right ankle sprain) and Jalen Green (right hamstring injury). Bam Adebayo paced the Heat (25-22) with 22 points. Miami was without Tyler Herro (right costochondral/injury to the ribs), Davion Mitchell (left shoulder sprain) and Kel'el Ware (right hamstring strain).

Bam Adebayo scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, leading the Miami Heat to a 147-116 win over the Utah Jazz.

Mitchell initially suffered the shoulder injury while trying to run through a screen during the Heat’s Jan. 13 win over the Suns. After hurting his shoulder on Jan. 13, Mitchell missed the next two games before returning to play in two games and then re-aggravating the injury during Tuesday’s win over the Sacramento Kings.

Salvage mission complete. Moving past bad losses to the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers that could have made this a road to run, the Miami Heat followed up Saturday night’s blowout victory over the Utah Jazz with a 111-102 victory Sunday night over the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center.

The Miami Heat (24-22) and Phoenix Suns (27-18) meet Sunday. Tip-off from Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is set for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Heat vs. Suns odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

After the Miami Heat's win over the Utah Jazz, center Bam Adebayo revealed Erik Spoelstra held a team meeting where he called out players.

A retired City of Miami Police veteran and former Miami Heat security officer will spend three years in federal prison after admitting to stealing hundreds of game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia from the team to sell for his own profit.

The Phoenix Suns are 14-5 at home this season. Devin Booker (ankle) and Jalen Green (hamstring) are out as the team hosts the Miami Heat on Jan. 25.