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.

That helped the Jazz stay close to the Heat despite struggling mightily on the offensive end. The Jazz had just two players reach double figures (Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton, who both had 23 points) and shot under 40% from the field. The Heat, though, were just as bad; they just made the big shots down the stretch.

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Takeaways from the Heat’s 97-92 win against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night at Delta Center: ▪ The Heat shook off a poor start, seized on dismal Utah shooting, got clutch work late from Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez and Tyler Herro and avoided the ignominious feat of losing to one of the league’s worst teams for the second team in six days.

Down five at the end of the second quarter, the Jazz now have the lead. A win is still up for grabs for either team after three quarters, but the Jazz are up 80-77 over the Heat. This match is far closer than the pair's previous matchup, which was decided by 36 points.

The relationship between Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley with the Miami Heat seems to be worsening as the days go by. Last October, the star expressed his desire to stay in Miami, but now just three months later,

Miami Tyler Herro – 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 3PM Jaime Jaquez Jr. – 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 3PM Top Performers – Utah Lauri Markkanen – 23 points, 6 3PM, 5 rebounds Collin Sexton – 23 points,

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