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.

On Thursday night, the Miami Heat will play the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. For the game, the Heat will be without one of their best role players, as Kevin Love has been ruled out due to personal reasons.

Tyler Herro scored 23 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points in a 97-92 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.

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Takeaways from the Heat’s 97-92 win against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night at Delta Center: ▪ The Heat shook off a poor start, seized on dismal Utah shooting, got clutch work late from Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez and Tyler Herro and avoided the ignominious feat of losing to one of the league’s worst teams for the second team in six days.

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.

Fresh off of a big win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat remain on the road for a more favorable matchup with the

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,

Tyler Herro scored 23 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points in a 97-92 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.

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.

The Utah Jazz have played in a ton of close games lately, something that has made head coach Will Hardy really happy, despite the fact that they’ve lost most of them.