With the Heat standing in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and just six weeks remaining in the regular season, the margin for error to earn a playoff berth has shrunk.
Miami couldn’t afford to allow a game against the team with the league’s worst record slip away.
Well, it happened. The Suns (12-50) snapped a 17-game losing skid with a 124-121 win over the Heat (26-33) on Monday at AmericanAirlines Arena.
It marked Miami’s sixth consecutive home loss. The Heat hasn’t won a game at AmericanAirlines Arena since a Jan. 12 victory over the Grizzlies.