National Basketball Association
Miami 117, Utah 94
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 16, 2013
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#19 James Capers, #40 Leon Wood, #75 Eric Dalen
Attendance:
19600
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Heat 117, Jazz 94: LeBron James finished with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as host Miami set a franchise record for shooting in a rout of Utah.
James was 13-for-17 from the floor to lead a 63.4 percent showing for the Heat, which eclipses the team's former mark of 63.2 set against Philadelphia on Feb. 15, 1997. Dwyane Wade collected 27 points and Chris Bosh added 20 for Miami.
Alec Burks poured in a career-high 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting and had four steals to pace the Jazz, who fell to 3-11 on the road. Derrick Favors scored 17 points and Enes Kanter had 10 of his 14 in the first half.
Miami shot 58.1 percent from the floor in the first half but still trailed by three at the break as Burks had 13 points and Utah held a 17-2 advantage in second-chance points. The Heat took immediate control once play resumed, with James scoring seconds into the third quarter and Bosh recording five straight points to make it 54-50.
James had a dunk, Wade a dunk and Mario Chalmers a 3-pointer as the lead reached 70-60 midway through the third en route to a 12-point advantage entering the final period. Wade scored 10 of Miami's first 12 points in the fourth to push the lead to 95-80, and the Heat cruised from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: James, Wade and Bosh all finished with at least 20 points for the second game in a row and the third time this season. ... Jazz Gs Trey Burke and Gordon Hayward, who entered averaging a combined 30.3 points, were limited to a total of 10 points on 3-of-16 shooting. ... Miami has a day off before hosting Indiana in the second matchup of the Eastern Conference's top teams in a span of nine days.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Miami |
|
Alec Burks 31 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 30 |
|
Alec Burks 7 |
Assists |
LeBron James 9 |
|
Enes Kanter 8 |
Rebounds |
LeBron James 9 |
|
Alec Burks 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwyane Wade 9 |
|
Alec Burks 4 |
Steals |
Chris Bosh 2 |
|
Derrick Favors 2 |
Blocks |
Chris Andersen 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
94 |
46.4 |
5-18 |
11-17 |
17 |
33 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
| Miami
|
117 |
63.4 |
6-15 |
21-26 |
28 |
41 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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