Miami Heat Team Report - December 10 12.10.2003
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(Basketball News) - Brian Grant scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Miami to a 92-72 win over Phoenix at America Airlines Arena.
Dwyane Wade also tallied 18 points for the Heat, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Lamar Odom posted 16 points and a career-high 17 boards while Eddie Jones contributed 15 points for Miami, which held a commanding 51-30 edge on the backboards.
The Heat posted their largest margin of victory this season and in the process they held the Suns to a season-low point total
Miami forward Caron Butler was back in the lineup and scored seven points. He had undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee October 4 and returned to the team on November 8, but then re-injured the knee in a November 21 game against Golden State and had not played since.
The Heat, who improved to just 2-9 against Western Conference teams this season, will host Memphis on Friday.