The Jazz fought back into the game to take a two-point lead in the final minute, but Dwyane Wade, who finished with 20 points and six assists, buried a game-winning buzzer-beater to lift the HEAT to a thrilling 104-102 triumph over the visiting Jazz on Saturday.
Dwyane Wade poured in 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but Miami came up short down the stretch against Utah on Monday. Ricky Davis hit two free throws to make it 94-92 with 3:44 left, but the HEAT could get no closer.
Antoine Walker scored all 13 of his points in the final frame to help the HEAT overcome a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and earn an 88-86 victory, their seventh straight, over the visiting Jazz on Tuesday. Eddie Jones' free throws with 52.2 seconds left in the game provided the final margin. Jason Williams had 15 points, and Shaquille O'Neal added 13 and nine rebounds.
The Heat extended their longest winning streak of the season to four games with a 119-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday, getting within two games of .500 with one game left on a long Western Conference road trip. "We're playing with a lot of confidence. We've got our so-called swagger back,'' said Dwyane Wade, who led the Heat with 32 points and 10 assists. Wade made 21 of 23 free throws and Miami improved to 4-1 on its six-game trip, which concludes Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat are also 4-2 since Ron Rothstein took over as interim coach for Pat Riley.
The HEAT erupted for 41 first-quarter points and cruised to their 12th win in 13 games, 121-83 over visiting Utah on Tuesday. Dwyane Wade scored 19 of his 25 points in the opening period and added six rebounds and six assists. Alonzo Mourning led four other teammates in double figures with a season-high 19 points. Miami shot 57 percent from the field and outscored the Jazz from the foul line 42-6.
Dwyande Wade continued to spark the HEAT since returing from a bruised shin, scoring 13 of a game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead Miami to its fourth straight win, a 100-94 victory Saturday in Utah. Wade also tallied eight assists and eight rebounds. James Posey scored 17 points and grabbed nine boards, and Shaquille O'Neal added 12 and 14 for the HEAT.
Miami led by 20 points after three quarters and cruised to a 100-80 win at Utah on Monday. Dwyane Wade's 23 points led the HEAT, and Damon Jones scored 21, hitting 7-of-11 from beyond the arc. With 13 rebounds Shaquille O'Neal surpassed 10,000 on his career.
Dwyane Wade’s buzzer beater shot at the end of overtime gave the HEAT a 107-105 victory and their
first win against a Western Conference opponent. The game see-sawed back and forth in the first quarter with each team scoring just 15 points
apiece going into the second quarter. The Jazz took a seven point lead halfway through the frame, but the HEAT responded win a 16-10 run to fall
within one point going into the half. Utah broke the game open to begin the third with a 17-7 run, taking an 11 point lead and a seven point lead into
the fourth quarter. The HEAT shot 60.0% from the field and made three of four three-pointers in the fourth to fight back from as many as nine points
to tie the game with just 35.5 seconds left. Carlos Arroyo hit two free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining to give the Jazz a two point advantage, but
Dwyane Wade was fouled with just one second remaining in regulation. Wade, who struggled from the line up to that point, hit both shots to send the
game into overtime. Wade scored 17 of his career-high 39 points in that quarter. In the extra period, Miami went ahead by as many as six points
before Utah responded and tied the game with 4.5 seconds to go. With 0.1 seconds remaining, Wade hit a 20-foot jumper as the buzzer sounded to
give the HEAT the victory. In addition to his career-high points, Wade’s 15 free throws made (out of 21) also marks a career-high. Shaquille O’Neal
recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Damon Jones and Malik Allen came off the bench to score 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Utah was led by Carlos Boozer’s 25 points. The Jazz out-rebounded the HEAT 52-41, and the HEAT made just 22 of 44 (.412) free throws.
Miami built up a 13-point halftime lead behind 16 of Dwyane Wade's 31 points en route to a 97-85 win Tuesday at home over Utah. Rasual Butler added 15 points and Rafer Alston tallied 13 for the HEAT.
Utah forward Andrei Kirilenko scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s contest with the HEAT, in leading his team to a 97-85 victory at the Delta Center. Kirilendo and Raul Lopez (13-points) scored 25 of Utah’s 33 fourth quarter points, outscoring Miami by 12 points (33-21) to secure the victory. The score was tied after three quarters at 64-64. Utah shot a sizzling 50.8 percent from the field after connecting on 32-of-63 shot attempts. Utah also out-rebounded the HEAT 37-33. In addition to Kirilenko and Lopez, the Jazz also got double-figure scoring from DeShawn Stevenson (12 points), Greg Ostertag (11 points) and Aloksandar Pavlovic (11 points). Miami was led by Eddie Jones’ 18 points and Lamar Odom’s 14 points.
Caron Butler scored 19 of his 24 points on Monday in the third quarter, but no other HEAT player reached double figures,
as Miami fell to the Utah Jazz 83-73 at AmericanAirlines Arena. It was the eighth loss in 10 games for the HEAT, who has now dropped four straight at home. Miami shot just 32 percent from the field on 27-of-82 shot attempts and an even dismal mark from the three-point arc, connecting on just four with 24 attempts. HEAT guards Travis Best (3-of-13 FG), Rasual Butler (2-of-15 FG) and Mike James (3-of-12 FG) combined to shoot 8-of-40 from the field and 1-of-17 from three-point land. Miami trailed 39-30 at halftime and fell behind by as many as 15 points in third quarter. With 7:21 left in the period and the Jazz leading 48-41, HEAT head coach Pat Riley was whistled for two technical fouls and was ejected after Brian Grant was called for his fourth personal foul. Utah opened up a 15-point advantage by the 2:10 mark and never looked back.
Utah forward Matt Harpring scored 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from
the three-point line and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, in leading the Utah Jazz to a 92-76 win over the HEAT. Harpring also led the Jazz with seven rebounds and three steals. Karl Malone added 19 points for Utah and the only other Jazz player to reach double-figures. Caron Butler and Rasual Butler led the HEAT in scoring with 19 and 18 points respectively. For Rasual Butler, it was his first NBA start and for the HEAT, the second five game losing streak of the season. Once again, playing without the starting backcourt tandem of Eddie Jones (HEAT leading scorer) and Travis Best, Miami scored only 76 points for the second consecutive game and dropped to 0-4 on this five game road trip. Utah shot a sizzling 51.5 percent on 34-of-66 shot attempts. Brian Grant added 16 points and Sean Lampley chipped in with 13 points off the bench to round out Miami’s double-figure scorers.
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