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 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.

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The Miami Heat head to Delta Center to face the Utah Jazz in a non-conference matchup. The Heat are 18-17, which puts them in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Jazz are are 9-26, which puts them in 14th place in the Western Conference.

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 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.

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.

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.