John Collins ended with 24 points, Brice Sensabaugh scored a career-high 34, and the Utah Jazz defeated the Miami Heat 136-100 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak.
While Jazz starters Collin Sexton (17 points), Lauri Markkanen (15), and Keyonte George (11) all finished in double digits, Walker Kessler ended with 14 points and 16 rebounds. For the Heat, who did not have star forward Jimmy Butler due to suspension, Nikola Jovic scored 17 points and Duncan Robinson finished with 16. After responding "probably not" when asked if he believed he might rediscover on-court happiness in Miami, Butler was given a seven-game suspension on Friday for what the team views as behaviour harmful to the team. The Jazz outscored Miami 40-19 in the second quarter for a 62-41 lead at halftime. George’s 3-pointer early in the fourth gave the Jazz their biggest lead at 112-69.