Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz Match Player Stats On Nov 10, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 11, 2017

SALT LAKE CITY -- Dion Waiters scored 21 points and Goran Dragic added 18 to help the Miami Heat rally for an 84-74 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

Miami (6-6) won its second straight after holding the Jazz to 4-of-33 shooting (12.1 percent) in the second half. Utah's shooting struggles helped the Heat overcome 20 turnovers.

Rodney Hood scored 19 points to lead the Jazz. Rudy Gobert chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell and Alec Burks each scored 12 points for Utah (5-7), which has lost four straight -- three at home.

Utah carved out a five-point lead three times in the first quarter, going up 18-13 on a driving layup from Gobert. Miami used a 10-0 run to surge in front before the quarter ended. Kelly Olynyk ignited the run with a 3-pointer and Tyler Johnson finished it off with another to give the Heat a 23-18 lead.

The Jazz surged back in front when they got things cooking on the perimeter in the second quarter.

Burks and Mitchell buried back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 16-2 run for Utah. Derrick Favors capped it off with a jumper to give the Jazz a 45-35 lead. Utah scored on six straight possessions over the course of the run.

Defensively, the Jazz held Miami without a field goal over the final 6:57 of the second quarter. The Heat missed nine shots in that stretch and managed just 12 points on 3-of-19 shooting in the quarter.

Miami turned the tables in the third quarter. Utah scored just one basket during the third quarter, going 1-of-18 from the field.

The Heat ran off 11 unanswered points to open the second half before Gobert finally got the Jazz on the board with a free throw. Miami finally went ahead on a putback layup from Whiteside and increased its lead to 57-52 when Dragic drove for another layup.

Utah claimed a 74-71 lead late in the fourth quarter on a 3-point play from Gobert. Miami responded by scoring on five straight possessions -- highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers from Josh Richardson and Waiters -- to go ahead 84-74 with 31.6 seconds left.

NOTES: Jazz G Donovan Mitchell made his fourth start of the season in place of Rodney Hood. Mitchell averaged 10.3 points on 28.9 percent shooting in his three previous starts in October. ... Heat C Hassan Whiteside totaled 20 rebounds, giving him his fifth game with double-digit rebounds this season. ... Jazz C Rudy Gobert limped to the locker room after suffering a right knee contusion in the third quarter. Gobert returned and started the fourth quarter.