Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime Jaquez had 20, including five in the final 1:03, to lead the Miami Heat to a 97-92 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

The Hawks and Jazz both have extensive injury reports featuring marquee names entering Tuesday's matchup at Delta Center.

That helped the Jazz stay close to the Heat despite struggling mightily on the offensive end. The Jazz had just two players reach double figures (Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton, who both had 23 points) and shot under 40% from the field. The Heat, though, were just as bad; they just made the big shots down the stretch.

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.

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Miami Tyler Herro – 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 3PM Jaime Jaquez Jr. – 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 3PM Top Performers – Utah Lauri Markkanen – 23 points, 6 3PM, 5 rebounds Collin Sexton – 23 points,

The Jazz demolished the Heat in Miami, as they struggle to deal with the fallout from Jimmy Butler's trade request. Brice Sensabaugh had his best-ever NBA game with 34 points — what's he doing well?

The last time the Jazz and the Heat met, the game was decided by 36 points, but it sure doesn't look like the final score will be so lopsided this time. After two quarters, neither team has the match in the bag,

Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. The Cavaliers, who trailed by 12 points in the third quarter, extended their winning streak to 12 games while handing the Raptors their fourth loss in a row.

It’s a sign, too, that the Jazz are playing better after a dismal start. Since Dec. 26 — when Utah lost to Portland by two — they are 14th in offensive rating and 16th in defensive rating. That puts them in line with teams like Memphis and Minnesota — not awful company.

Not all of them are pretty, but nearly one week removed from losing by 36 to the Utah Jazz, the Miami Heat enacted vengeance and squeaked past Utah, 97-92, Thursday night inside Delta Center. The Heat just lost 39.