NBA

Miami Heat at Utah Jazz

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19-17, 9-10 Away
Final
97 - 92

9-27, 2-14 Home

Herro's 23 points and Jaquez's clutch plays lift Heat over Jazz, 97-92

Kel'el Ware takes flight for alley-oop dunk

In a ragged game with 31 combined turnovers and both teams shooting under 40%, the Heat made the most of transition points (17-7) and hustle plays when it mattered.

Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen each scored 23 for Utah, which has lost nine in a row at home.

The Jazz were missing six injured players, including Jordan Clarkson (foot), John Collins (hip), Keyonte George (heel) and Brice Sensabaugh, who scored 61 points in Utah's last two wins against Miami and Orlando before falling ill.

The Heat played without Kevin Love (personal reasons), who had rallied his teammates in a emotional meeting after Jimmy Butler was suspended for seven games, according to teammate Nikola Jovic.

Takeaways Heat: Miami lost 136-100 to the Jazz at home in the first game of Butler's suspension but has improved each game since, losing in two overtimes to Sacramento before winning against Golden State and Utah.

Jazz: Already the worst team in the NBA at taking care of the ball, the Jazz had 17 turnovers — many unforced — but became the aggressors in the final minutes to give themselves a chance.

Key moment The Jazz had cut the lead to 90-88 and won a coaches challenge on a foul call on Walker Kessler, but the Heat won the resulting jump ball and Jaquez made a 3-pointer with 1:03 to play to give them the cushion they needed down the stretch.

Key stat Herro set a franchise record with 70 straight games with at least one 3-pointer, breaking teammate Duncan Robinson's mark of 69 games ending in 2021.

Up next The Heat visit Portland on Saturday while the Jazz play at Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 97 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 97 - 92
4th 2.1 Tyler Herro defensive rebound 97 - 92
4th 5.1 Lauri Markkanen misses 26-foot three point jumper 97 - 92
4th 11.1 Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 97 - 92

Statistics

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36-91 FG 33-83
40 Field Goal % 40
14-50 3PT 11-36
28 Three Point % 31
11-15 FT 15-17
73 Free Throw % 88
49 Rebounds 49
13 Offensive Rebounds 11
36 Defensive Rebounds 38
26 Assists 20
10 Steals 9
7 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
2 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
17 Fast Break Points 7
34 Points in Paint 42
12 Fouls 15
11 Largest Lead 10
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jusuf Nurkic, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Lauri Markkanen, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Georges Niang, F Out Dec 15
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pelle Larsson, G Out Dec 22
Tyler Herro, G Out Dec 22
Nikola Jovic, F Out Dec 17
Terry Rozier, G Out Oct 23

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 4 .867 - L1
Denver 21 8 .724 4.5 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 6 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 14 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15.5 L4
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