Kyle Filipowski had 16 points (8 in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Miami Heat 115-111.
The Jazz trailed 24-9 with 4:33 left in the first quarter. Their chance to win fell to 4.3% with 4:23 left in the first quarter, and they outscored the Heat 106-87 the rest of the way.
The Heat had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Kasparas Jakučionis missed a corner 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
Brice Sensabaugh’s 2 free throws with 3.0 seconds left made it 115-111 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Heat 16-10. Sensabaugh scored 8 of the Jazz’s 16 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 4 of his 5 assists off the bench, 2 of them on baskets by Bam Adebayo that put the Heat ahead.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 points (9 in the second quarter). The Jazz had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Heat, Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points, and Adebayo added 23 points and 11 rebounds. Jakučionis scored 20 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to the Heat’s 10 and outscored them 54-30 in the paint. The Heat’s starters outscored the Jazz 26-12 in 9 minutes together. Kel'el Ware fouled out.