Butler scores 37 points, Heat top Jazz 126-120 for 10th win in last 13 games
MIAMI (AP) Every Jazz-Heat game in Miami for the last seven seasons has played out the same way. They've all been close, all the way to the end.
And Miami wins.
Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his season-high 37 points in the third quarter, Bam Adebayo added 23 and the Heat topped the Jazz 126-120 on Saturday night for their 10th victory in 13 games.
“When Bam and Jimmy play with that competitive spirit and are connected from a competitive standpoint, our guys feel like we can beat anyone,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Miami's seven consecutive home wins over the Jazz have come, in order, by one, two, three, eight, three, four and now six points. Caleb Martin had 18 points and Terry Rozier added 14 for Miami (34-26). Duncan Robinson and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each had 12.
“Jimmy got away from us, especially in the second half,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said.
Keyonte George scored 31 points and Lauri Markkanen had 25 for Utah. Collin Sexton and John Collins each scored 18 points, and Taylor Hendricks finished with 13 rebounds for the Jazz.
Butler had 36 points twice earlier this season. He was 3 for 3 on 3-pointers and had a steal, extending his streak of having at least one 3-pointer and one steal to 13 consecutive games - the fourth-longest streak in the NBA this season and tying Tim Hardaway for the second-longest such streak in Heat history. Rafer Alston had a 15-game run for Miami in March 2004.
“We got stops down the stretch and me and Jimmy made big plays in the fourth,” Adebayo said.
The Heat were again without Tyler Herro, who missed his fourth consecutive game; the knee issue that had kept him out is no longer a factor, but now he is sidelined with right foot tendinitis. Kevin Love was also out with a bruised right heel.
For Utah, Walker Kessler (sprained right foot) was out for the second straight game and Jordan Clarkson - the team’s third-leading scorer behind Markkanen and Sexton - was out with an illness.
The Jazz (27-34) are 11th in the Western Conference and entered the night 5 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the final play-in spot with 21 games remaining. Utah was 24-23 after winning in Charlotte on Jan. 27. The Jazz are 3-11 since, 0-6 away from home in that span.
“We're still developing as a team,” George said. “We're still young. And that's a phenomenal team we just played.”
It was Utah by four after one, Utah still by four at the half and the teams were tied at 90-90 going into the fourth. There were 11 ties, 21 lead changes and almost the entire game was played with the sides within single digits of each other - the Jazz had an 11-point lead in the third quarter, for all of 26 seconds.
Miami never led by more than five until Martin made a 3-pointer with 2:38 left for a 117-109 lead. He departed after getting hit in the face inadvertently by Butler as they went for a defensive rebound on the next possession.
UP NEXT
Jazz: Host Washington on Monday night.
Heat: Host Detroit on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | John Collins vs. Bam Adebayo (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 |  | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Jimmy Butler blocks John Collins's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Terry Rozier misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point fadeaway jump shot (John Collins assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:32 | | Taylor Hendricks blocks Bam Adebayo's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 10:31 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Lauri Markkanen blocks Bam Adebayo's two point putback layup | ||
| 10:29 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point cutting dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 4-0 |
| 9:58 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point stepback jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 4-3 |
| 9:35 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point pullup jump shot (John Collins assists) | 7-3 |
| 9:18 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:01 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 7-8 |
| 8:35 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 7-11 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-11 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 9-13 |
| 7:35 | | Collin Sexton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point putback layup | 11-13 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point stepback jump shot | 11-15 |
| 6:44 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (John Collins assists) | 14-15 |
| 6:33 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 14-18 |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point driving layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 16-18 |
| 5:55 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:44 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running layup (Terry Rozier assists) | 16-20 |
| 5:28 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Jimmy Butler offensive foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:05 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Omer Yurtseven draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | Omer Yurtseven misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:05 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +1 | Omer Yurtseven makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving hook shot | 17-22 |
| 4:36 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 19-22 |
| 4:31 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 4:31 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-22 |
| 4:31 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 21-24 |
| 3:51 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 24-24 |
| 3:42 | | Lauri Markkanen kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:29 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 3:26 | | Caleb Martin blocks Keyonte George's three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Omer Yurtseven offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Omer Yurtseven makes two point floating jump shot | 26-24 |
| 2:44 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:36 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Omer Yurtseven draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:07 | | Omer Yurtseven offensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Omer Yurtseven makes two point tip layup | 28-24 |
| 1:58 | | Brice Sensabaugh personal foul (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 1:50 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 1:36 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:33 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 31-26 |
| 1:08 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-28 |
| 0:45 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 34-28 |
| 0:31 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 0:26 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 34-30 |
| 0:03 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 34-33 |
| 11:13 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 11:13 | | Keyonte George misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:13 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +1 | Keyonte George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-33 |
| 11:03 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | John Collins personal foul (Loose ball) (Orlando Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | John Collins misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 35-36 |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 38-36 |
| 9:42 | | Caleb Martin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Caleb Martin blocks John Collins's two point running layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 38-38 |
| 9:02 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Talen Horton-Tucker offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Orlando Robinson shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-38 |
| 9:01 |