SALT LAKE CITY — Bam Adebayo had 26 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 147-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Nikola Jovic added 23 points and Pelle Larsson had 20 as the Heat matched their most points in a game this season. Miami beat Denver 147-123 last month. <\/p>\n
The Heat, who are 2-2 on their five-game West Coast road trip, narrowly ended its streak of nine straight games allowing 117 points or more.<\/p>\n
Jusuf Nurkic had 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to become the first player in Jazz history with three consecutive triple-doubles. He had only one triple-double in his career before this streak, and the last came on Jan. 16, 2019, while playing for Portland.<\/p>\n
Brice Sensabaugh scored 23 points for the Jazz, which has lost six of seven. Keyonte George finished with 19 points.<\/p>\n
The Heat took the lead for good with 6:44 remaining in the first quarter and cruised to a 73-52 lead at halftime. <\/p>\n
Miami made 19 3-pointers compared to the Jazz’s seven and and outrebounded Utah 64 to 34.<\/p>\n
Heat: Play at Phoenix on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Jazz: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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