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11/10 23:01 CST Despite hurt wrist, Antetokounmpo scores 30 and Heat outlast
Jazz 115-109
Despite hurt wrist, Antetokounmpo scores 30 and Heat outlast Jazz 115-109
By MATTHEW COLES
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) --- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, Davion Mitchell
added 19 points, and the Miami Heat outlasted the depleted Utah Jazz 115-109 on
Tuesday night.
The Heat also got 14 from Pelle Larsson but needed late blocks from Klay
Thompson and Bam Adebayo to secure their third win in their last four games.
Antetokounmpo iced his sprained right wrist in a heavy wrap when he was on the
bench but it didn't seem to bother him on the court. He shot 12 for 21 and
grabbed 11 rebounds.
He now has 21,836 points and passed Gary Payton to become the 39th leading
scorer in NBA history.
Despite the Jazz's ninth straight loss, Utah's two teenagers gave the Jazz hope
for the future. Rookie Darryn Peterson nearly set his career high (26) for the
second game in a row with 25 points and Ace Bailey scored 23.
Utah's Isaiah Collier, a notoriously poor shooter who had not made a 3-pointer
this season, made four consecutive shots from behind the arc in the fourth
quarter to cut Miami's lead to 101-93.
Then Svi Mykhailiuk made back-to-back baskets to cut the lead to 112-107 in the
final minute but it was too late for the Jazz, who were missing four starters
to injury --- Lauri Markkanen (wrist), Keyonte George (ankle), Jaren Jackson
Jr. (knee), and Jusuf Nurkic (foot).
Antetokounmpo's shooting sparked the Heat to a 15-2 run in the third quarter to
give the Heat the cushion they needed and send them home with a 3-2 record on
their five-game road trip.
Larsson hit a 3-pointer with 6:58 left in the second quarter to cap a 13-1 run
and make it 49-32 for Miami.
The Jazz, who have been hurt by turnovers all season, had 18 to just eight for
the Heat.
Up next
Heat: Host Cleveland on Friday night to commence a five-game homestand.
Jazz: Host Orlando on Wednesday to complete the back-to-back set.
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