The Miami Heat (26 - 33) defeated the Phoenix Suns (31 - 29) 115 - 98 on Monday. The Heat's Tyler Johnson came out of nowhere to score a game - high 26 points off the bench, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter. Johnson was n't even on an NBA roster two months ago and had n't seen the floor since Feb. 23 when he played three minutes against the Philadelphia 76ers. Miami outscored Phoenix 39 - 24 in the second quarter, which gave them a 14 - point lead at halftime, allowing them to get the reserves some well - deserved court time. The Suns' Alex Len got into a bit of a brouhaha with Heat center Hassan Whiteside. The two players got tangled on a play where Whiteside grabbed an offensive rebound and threw it down for the dunk, and then he and Len were ejected for their physical altercation that ensued. The Suns' new shooting guard Brandon Knight faced off against their recently - departed former shooting guard Goran Dragic. Knight played 40 minutes despite a hip pointer he suffered against the San Antonio Spurs over the weekend. He finished with 13 points, seven assists and five turnovers. Dragic played very well in limited time, scoring 21 points in just 15 minutes as he was limited by foul trouble. The Heat will play the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, and the Suns will head to Orlando to take on the Magic.
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