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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 105, Miami 87
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #31 Scott Wall, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 19633

Jazz 105, Heat 87: Gordon Hayward collected 29 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help overcome a big game from Dwyane Wade as Utah knocked off host Miami.

Enes Kanter scored 18 points and Alec Burks added 12 for the Jazz, who snapped a three-game slide and won for the second time in 14 games. Derrick Favors (ankle) returned from a two-game absence and contributed 11 points while rookie Dante Exum scored 10 off the bench for Utah.

Wade tried to make up for the absence of Chris Bosh (calf) all by himself and went for a season-high 42 points on 12-of-19 shooting for the Heat. Mario Chalmers was the only other player to reach double figures with 11 points as Miami shot 38.6 percent.

The Jazz did not make a field goal for nearly 4 1/2 minutes starting the fourth quarter as the Heat trimmed their deficit to 79-69. Rudy Gobert snapped the drought and Kanter scored on the next possession to spread it back to 14 points, and back-to-back 3-pointers from Hayward and Burks spread it to 91-74 with 4:20 left as Utah put it away.

Hayward scored 11 points during a 22-5 run that closed the first quarter and left the Jazz in front 33-16. Utah pushed ahead by 18 points late in the second before settling for a 55-41 lead at the break behind 18 first-half points from Hayward, and the advantage was 77-59 going into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Exum has scored in double figures in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. … Miami F Danny Granger (illness) missed his second straight game. … Utah went 14-of-25 from 3-point range while the Heat struggled to 4-of-17 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Miami
Gordon Hayward 29 Scoring Dwyane Wade 42
Gordon Hayward 7 Assists Dwyane Wade 3
Rudy Gobert 9 Rebounds Chris Andersen 9
Gordon Hayward 7 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 16
Trey Burke 1 Steals Mario Chalmers 2
Rudy Gobert 2 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 105 53.0 14-25 21-24 23 38 5 4 20
Miami 87 38.6 4-17 29-40 10 31 0 10 11
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Washington. The Heat have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .538 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .350 after a loss.