Miami Heat at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationAdebayo's 26 points and 15 rebounds lead Heat to dominant 147-116 win over Jazz
Nikola Jovic added 23 points and Pelle Larsson had 20 as the Heat matched their most points in a game this season. Miami beat Denver 147-123 last month.
The Heat, who are 2-2 on their five-game West Coast road trip, narrowly ended its streak of nine straight games allowing 117 points or more.
Jusuf Nurkic had 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to become the first player in Jazz history with three consecutive triple-doubles. He had only one triple-double in his career before this streak, and the last came on Jan. 16, 2019, while playing for Portland.
Brice Sensabaugh scored 23 points for the Jazz, which has lost six of seven. Keyonte George finished with 19 points.
The Heat took the lead for good with 6:44 remaining in the first quarter and cruised to a 73-52 lead at halftime.
Miami made 19 3-pointers compared to the Jazz's seven and and outrebounded Utah 64 to 34.
Jazz: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.
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Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 147 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 147 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Heat] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 147 - 116 |
| 4th 0.6 |  |
Kyle Filipowski makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists) | 147 - 116 |
| 4th 2.0 | |
Jazz offensive team rebound | 147 - 113 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 47-108 | FG | 44-92 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 19-47 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 34-42 | FT | 21-28 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 26 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 35 | Assists | 36 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 70 |
| 21 | Fouls | 26 |
| 34 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 89 | Percent Led | 10 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George, G | Out | Feb 28 |
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Out | Feb 26 |
| Vince Williams Jr., G | Out | Feb 24 |
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Feb 23 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Feb 12 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Feb 27 |
| Norman Powell, G | Out | Feb 27 |
| Terry Rozier, G | Out | Oct 23 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
31 | 27 | .534 | - | L1 |
 Miami |
31 | 29 | .517 | 1 | L2 |
 Charlotte |
30 | 31 | .492 | 2.5 | W4 |
 Atlanta |
30 | 31 | .492 | 2.5 | W3 |
 Washington |
16 | 42 | .276 | 15 | L3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
46 | 15 | .754 | - | W1 |
 Denver |
37 | 23 | .617 | 8.5 | L1 |
 Minnesota |
37 | 23 | .617 | 8.5 | W2 |
 Portland |
29 | 32 | .475 | 17 | L1 |
 Utah |
18 | 41 | .305 | 27 | L4 |
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