Giannis scores 30 as Heat hold off Jazz 115-109

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Giannis Antetokounmpo 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

8.3

The Heat beat the Jazz 115-109 at Delta Center and moved to 5-6. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Utah fell to 1-10 despite outscoring Miami 37-23 in the fourth quarter.

Miami held a 103-95 edge after Tony Bradley's floater with 5:31 left. Antetokounmpo answered with a dunk at 4:39 and a layup at 3:43, and the Heat led 109-97. Ace Bailey cut into it with a dunk and a step-back three, which made it 110-102 at 2:22.

Pelle Larsson hit a floater off an Antetokounmpo assist to make it 112-103. Svi Mykhailiuk then scored twice, both times off Isaiah Collier passes, and Utah trailed 112-107 with 47.7 seconds left. Brice Sensabaugh's driving layup with 2.2 seconds left made it 115-109 and sealed the result.

Darryn Peterson paced Utah with 25 points. Davion Mitchell had 8 assists for Miami. Chirp's Sim gave the Heat 60% and called it.

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