Jazz 98, Heat 83
SALT LAKE CITY -- Forward Gordon Hayward scored 34 points and the Utah Jazz defeated the Miami Heat 98-83 to snap a three-game losing streak on Saturday.
Hayward hit 14 of 22 field goals, including an exclamation dunk late in the game, to help make up for eight turnovers.
Guard Chris Johnson added 14 points in his first start for the Jazz, and starting point guard Raul Neto contributed 13 points and five assists.
Injury-plagued Utah, playing without two injured starters, improved to 16-20.
Forward Chris Bosh led the Heat with 24 points and seven rebounds.
Miami, playing the second night in a row, dropped to 22-15. The Heat continue their six-game road trip Monday at Golden State.
Guard Goran Dragic added 16 points for Miami, which beat Phoenix 103-95 on Friday. Star guard Dwyane Wade was held to eight points.
In a battle of top young centers, Hassan Whiteside scored 10 points with 11 rebounds and four blocks for Miami, while Rudy Gobert contributed nine points, five boards and four blocks for Utah. It was Gobert's second game back from a five-week injury absence.
The Heat led by 10 points in the first half and took a 49-45 lead into the break, but the Jazz quickly erased that in the third quarter.
Hayward put Utah ahead 54-53 with a 3-pointer.
The teams went back and forth the rest of the quarter until Hayward scored the final four points to give the Jazz a 72-68 lead after three periods.
Backup small forward Joe Ingles hit two 3-pointers early in the fourth to help Utah establish a seven-point lead, and the Jazz kept the Heat at bay after that.
NOTES: Because of injuries to G Alec Burks (leg) and G Rodney Hood (ankle), the Jazz were limited to three healthy wings. Utah was also without injured PF Derrick Favors (back spasms). ... G Dwyane Wade was asked on Twitter this week who he thinks is the most underrated player in the NBA. Wade's responding tweet: "Alec Burks for Utah. He's out right now, but he can play." ... Miami coach Erik Spoelstra credited veteran F/C Amar'e Stoudemire for giving the Heat a nice boost in his playing opportunities. "He's been giving us good minutes and they don't necessarily show up in the box score -- the impact that he's had," Spoelstra said. "But (Friday in Phoenix), it was on the defensive end and he saved that possession." ... These teams are loaded with former Duke players: Utah's Rodney Hood, Jazz coaches Quin Snyder and Antonio Lang and Heat players Luol Deng, Josh McRoberts and Justise Winslow.