Miami Heat (19-12, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (13-19, 12th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami will attempt to prolong its four-game win streak with a victory against Utah.
The Jazz are 8-5 in home games. Utah averages 15.9 turnovers per game and is 2-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Heat are 10-6 on the road. Miami is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 26.2 assists per game led by Jimmy Butler averaging 4.6.
The Jazz average 113.3 points per game, 1.8 more points than the 111.5 the Heat give up. The Jazz average 113.4 points per game, 5.7 fewer points than the 119.1 the Jazz allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is averaging 24 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 22.9 points over the last 10 games for Utah.
Jaime Jaquez is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Heat. Duncan Robinson is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 6-4, averaging 118.4 points, 44.5 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.8 points per game.
Heat: 7-3, averaging 114.2 points, 42.7 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: None listed.
Heat: Josh Richardson: out (back), Kyle Lowry: out (soreness), Dru Smith: out for season (knee), Jimmy Butler: out (calf), Caleb Martin: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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