NBA: Tyler Herro scores 23 to carry Heat past Jazz
Jan 9, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) passes the ball away from Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier (13) during the first quarter of an NBA game at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images
Tyler Herro scored 23 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points in a 97-92 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in the NBA.
Herro and Jaquez each drained key free throws in the waning moments as Miami improved to 2-1 on its six-game trip.
Article continues after this advertisementBam Adebayo contributed 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots in the victory. Adebayo hit two buckets in a row with under three minutes left to break an 86-86 tie.
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Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton each scored 23 points for the Jazz, who lost their second straight outing. Utah overcame an 11-point third-quarter deficit but ended up losing for the ninth consecutive time at the Delta Center.
Article continues after this advertisementNeither team shot well, with the Jazz making 39.8 percent of their shots and the Heat shooting 39.6 percent.
Jan 9, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) dribbles by Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) during the second quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images
Walker Kessler hauled in 15 rebounds with nine points, while Kyle Filipowski had 11 boards, two steals and a block with four points in the loss.
The Jazz started strong, taking a 20-10 lead when Markkanen dropped in a 3-pointer.
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Miami surged back and held a 46-41 halftime lead by holding Utah to 14 points in the second quarter.
The Heat went up by 11 points after opening the third quarter on a 10-4 spurt.
Markkanen hit back-to-back 3-pointers in an 8-0 Utah run to tighten things up, and the Jazz took a 70-68 lead at the end of the quarter with a late Isaiah Collier layup.
The Heat scored six straight midway through the fourth to go ahead by four, but the Jazz caught up with 3:31 to go after buckets by Sexton and Kessler.
Adebayo then hit two shots in a row, Jaquez nailed a 3 and Herro sank two free throws as the Heat used a 9-2 run to snag a 95-88 lead with 20.9 seconds remaining. Jaquez put Miami up by five by sinking two foul shots with 11.8 left to clinch the win. –Field Level Media
