The Miami Heat defeated the Utah Jazz for their second straight victory during Jimmy Butler's suspension. They are 1.5 games behind the Orlando Magic for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime Jaquez had 20, including five in the final 1:03, to lead the Miami Heat to a 97-92 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

Tyler Herro scored 23 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points in a 97-92 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.

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.

Fresh off of a big win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat remain on the road for a more favorable matchup with the

The last time the Jazz and the Heat met, the game was decided by 36 points, but it sure doesn't look like the final score will be so lopsided this time. After two quarters, neither team has the match in the bag,

The NBA slate on Thursday includes Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz (9-26) hosting the Miami Heat (18-17) at Delta Center, with the matchup starting at 9:00 PM ET.The Heat are coming off of a

The Utah Jazz head to Kaseya Center to face the Miami Heat in a non-conference matchup. The Heat are 17-15, which puts them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Jazz are 7-25, which puts them in 14th place in the Western Conference.

Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

It’s a sign, too, that the Jazz are playing better after a dismal start. Since Dec. 26 — when Utah lost to Portland by two — they are 14th in offensive rating and 16th in defensive rating. That puts them in line with teams like Memphis and Minnesota — not awful company.

The Utah Jazz have played in a ton of close games lately, something that has made head coach Will Hardy really happy, despite the fact that they’ve lost most of them.