Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) blocks a shot by Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Salt Lake City. Credit: AP/Rob Gray The Jazz had cut the lead to 90-88 and won a ...

The Hawks and Jazz both have extensive injury reports featuring marquee names entering Tuesday's matchup at Delta Center.

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 Jazz don’t offer much resistance on defense, allowing 118.5 points per game, a Bottom-5 mark in the NBA. It’s been even worse during this home slide, if you can believe it, as Utah is giving up 120.6 points per game, with teams shooting 48.5% from the field and 36.7% from 3-point range.

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.

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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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.

Productive starts from Collin Sexton (nine points) and Lauri Markkanen (nine points ... for nearly four minutes of action as Miami slowly chipped away at the lead. As the struggles continued for Utah, the Heat eventually took the lead late in the first ...

Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen each scored 23 for Utah ... according to teammate Nikola Jovic. Heat: Miami lost 136-100 to the Jazz at home in the first game of Butler's suspension but has ...

Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen each scored 23 for Utah ... according to teammate Nikola Jovic. Heat: Miami lost 136-100 to the Jazz at home in the first game of Butler’s suspension but ...