Heat Work Jazz

     The Miami Heat returned home and came back on the Utah Jazz 126-120 on Saturday at Kaseya Center. The Heat came off a six-game road trip and had not hosted a contest since February 11. 

     Utah(27-34) moved out to a 38-34 lead at the end of the first quarter. They still held a four-point lead 62-58 after two quarters. 

     Miami(34-26) went on a 13-2 spurt and led 80-78 with 4:47 left in the third quarter. Both teams were tied 90-90 heading into the final quarter. Miami stayed ahead of them in the last seven minutes of the game. 

     The Heat were led by Jimmy Butler with a game-high 37 points and seven assists. Bam Adebayo compiled 23 points along with seven rebounds in the victory. Terry Rozier contributed 14 points and a game-high eight assists. Caleb Martin was able to come off the bench with 18 points. 

     Keyonte George dropped in 31 points and Lauri Markkanen added 25 points for the Jazz. Cardinal Newman High School grad John Collins scored 18 points.