Locked On Heat

The Miami Heat played some of their best team defense of the season- holding Utah to under 40% shooting and forcing 17 turnovers- and Jaime Jacquez Jr. scored 5 points in the final 1:03 of the game to lead the Heat past the Utah Jazz 97-92 on the road in Salt Lake City. The loss is the 8th in a row at home by the Jazz, who are just 2-13 overall at the old Salt Palace. The Heat improve to 10-0 when holding their opponent under 100 points. The 2nd quarter was Utah’s lowest scoring quarter of the season. (14 pts) Jaime Jaquez Jr scored 20 points, including 5 in the final 1:03 of the game to put it away for Miami. Jaime is averaging 16 points per game over his last 3 games. He added 7 rebounds, 7 assists & 5 steals tonight. Tyler Herro pumped in 23 points for Miami, on the night when he set the record for consecutive games with a made 3-point shot. (70 in a row, breaking teammate Duncan Robinson’s record of 69, set in 2021) Bam Adebayo threw in 15 points & 7 boards for the Heat, who continue to fight hard