Heat lean on Giannis Antetokounmpo to hold off Jazz

Miami ​scored 25 points off 19 Jazz turnovers. Utah attacked the rim well, ​outscoring the Heat 50-32 in the paint. Rookie guard Darryn Peterson led ⁠Utah with 25 points and four assists before fouling out with 4:35 remaining. ​Ace Bailey chipped in 23 points and seven rebounds.

Isaiah Collier added 17 points ​for the Jazz, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and five assists. Utah suffered a ninth straight loss and has not held an opponent under 110 points this season. Playing without three starters, the ​Jazz went up 12-8 on a steal and layup from Jaxson Hayes.

The Heat ​then scored on six straight possessions to race ahead for good. Klay Thompson and Bobby Portis ‌Jr. ⁠bookended the 14-2 run with 3-pointers to give Miami a 22-14 lead midway through the first quarter.

Miami used a 13-1 run capped by a 3-pointer from Pelle Larsson to extend its lead to 49-32 early in the second quarter. The Heat held ​Utah without a ​basket for three ⁠minutes while building a double-digit lead.

Utah briefly rallied after halftime, cutting the deficit to 67-60 on Bailey's driving floater. The Heat allowed ​only three baskets over a 5½-minute stretch to pull away again. ​Starting with ⁠banking in a turnaround jumper, Antetokounmpo made four baskets to fuel a 22-6 run that put Miami up 89-66 late in the third quarter.

Collier drilled three straight 3-pointers ⁠to punctuate ​a 21-6 run that cut the Heat's lead ​to 101-93 with 6:42 left in the game. Antetokounmpo scored three baskets over a two-minute stretch to restore ​the double-digit lead and create enough cushion to weather a late comeback.--Field Level Media