The Miami Heat hit the road and defeated the Utah Jazz 126-123 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bam Adebayo led the way for the Heat with 32 points on 11- for-17 shooting from the field. Adebayo hit 10-for-13 from the free-throw line. Adebayo also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists. Adebayo spoke on his team’s overall play postgame and what it took to get the win.
“That’s what we need,” Adebayo said. “That’s what makes us a better team when everybody is involved and flying around and making shots. The ball’s not sticking.”
Tyler Herro hit the game-winning three at the buzzer to lift the Heat to the win. Herro scored 29 points on 10-for-20 shooting from the field. He knocked down 3-for-11 from the three-point line. Herro knocked down 6-for-7 from the free-throw line. Herro also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists. Herro spoke postgame on what the Heat did to earn the win over the Jazz.
“The ball was flying around,” Herro said. “We were making plays for each other, getting stops defensively, and turning it into easy buckets on the other end.”
More Heat Contributions
- Max Strus scored 13 points, grabbed two rebounds, and dished out six assists.
- Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out five assists.
The Miami Heat travel to Los Angeles to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, 1/2. Tip-off from the Crypto.com Arena at 10:30 am Eastern/ 7:30 pm Pacific.
