Miami Heat at Utah Jazz, NBA, November 10, 2026, Delta Center, Salt Lake City.
Key points before tip-off:
- Utah were 1-9 with eight straight losses, with Keyonte George (ankle) and Lauri Markkanen (wrist) out.
- No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson had set career highs in back-to-back games, including 26 at Minnesota, and was averaging 17.0 points in November.
- Utah shot 32.1% from three (26th) against a Miami defense allowing 40% from deep.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (27.5 points a game) was probable with a right wrist sprain and had not missed a game.
- Miami ranked 5th in transition starts. Erik Spoelstra: "while we're building our identity."
Final: Miami Heat 115, Utah Jazz 109. Giannis played through the wrist and led all scorers with 30 points on 12-of-21 shooting plus 11 rebounds. Peterson kept his strong run going with 25 points on 10-of-19, including 4 threes. Utah beat its season average from deep, hitting 13 of 33 (39%), and out-rebounded Miami 49-40, but 18 turnovers to Miami's 8 cost the Jazz. Miami led 92-72 after three quarters before Utah won the fourth 37-23. Davion Mitchell had 8 assists. The Heat moved to 5-6, and the Jazz fell to 1-10 with a ninth straight loss.
Sources: NBA.com, ESPN, AP, Miami Herald, Sports Illustrated, FanSided.
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