The Miami Heat faced injury concerns as key players like Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro were affected. Against the Utah Jazz, the Heat had several players out, including Kyle Lowry, Josh Richardson, Caleb Martin, Orlando Robinson, and Cole Swider. The game saw a close contest with turnovers and injuries impacting both teams. Despite a strong performance from Adebayo, Butler left the game with a foot injury, and the Heat lost 117-109. The defeat marked the end of the Heat's four-game winning streak and left them with a 19-13 record as they began a five-game West Coast trip.
Haywood Highsmith (jaw contusion) and Caleb Martin (ankle sprain) are doubtful. Kyle Lowry (head contusion), Josh Richardson (back), Orlando Robinson (G League) and Cole Swider (G League) are questionable. Robinson and Swider are scheduled to join the Heat in LA tomorrow. https://t.co/bIjYTc9GSX
Heat injury report for Monday at Clippers: Jimmy Butler (foot irritation): out Dru Smith (knee): out Haywood Highsmith (jaw contusion): doubtful Caleb Martin (ankle): doubtful Josh Richardson (back): questionable Kyle Lowry (head contusion): questionable Cole Swider (G League):…
#Louisville wins its first ACC game this year 77-72 in a dogfight with Miami that saw 17 lead changes (!!!) #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/XwsNWtG26A
Louisville women’s basketball opened ACC play with a win over Miami. It marked U of L’s second-straight win over a ranked opponent as it handed the Hurricanes their first home loss of the calendar year. @Alexis_Cubit's story: https://t.co/2ueJCknRI2 https://t.co/I8M4MpzBPg
Really good win for Louisville women’s basketball at Miami. The Hurricanes had not lost at home in the calendar year 2023. Jayda Curry with a career-high 19. Cards hurt themselves with turnovers, but erased a 4-point deficit late. https://t.co/bJRJzA3mwg
FINAL: Louisville 77, Miami 72 The Cardinals remain undefeated at Miami and have yet to lose an ACC opener since joining the league.
Pretty interesting stat: Both Louisville and Miami are shooting 53% from the field and 40% from 3-point range. But the Cards are up, 50-47, midway through the third quarter.
An 8-5 Miami lead over Louisville, 12 total shots taken and 10 total turnovers at the 4:35 mark of the first quarter are basically all you need to know about how these two teams are defending.
Get ready for this @LouisvilleWBB vs. @CanesWBB matchup today: 🔴 (19) Louisville has won 40 straight games when allowing 59 points or less. 🙌🏼 (RV) Miami has not had a 20-pt scorer this season, but leads ACC with 30.9 bench pts/game. 4 PM on @accnetwork! #WBB
Add Butler and Highsmith to Heat’s long list of injuries, as West Coast trip continues https://t.co/bxDPxvNnZO
NEW: At this point, the Heat’s top New Year’s resolution entering 2024 should simply be to get healthy https://t.co/AB5MKKcECU Add Jimmy Butler and Haywood Highsmith to the Heat's long list of injuries
Heat’s ‘absurd’ injury report back to a waiting game with Butler, Highsmith https://t.co/04wgo9r6QN
Takeaways from last night’s road loss to the Jazz, as the Heat’s injury and fourth-quarter issues continued https://t.co/SEHEgnCjVZ Wirh the Heat already missing a chunk of its rotation, Jimmy Butler and Haywood Highsmith exited the game early with injuries
Jazz defeat Heat, ending Miami’s winning streak #MiamiHeat #UtahJazz https://t.co/QuWOgsXKXE
Jimmy Butler Leaves Heat Game With Sore Foot, X-Rays Negative https://t.co/FTyimjbAMt
Collin Sexton had 22 points, Keyonte George scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Utah Jazz beat the #MiamiHeat 117-109 to end the Heat's winning streak at four. https://t.co/fk6BLxW8n4
Jazz find plenty of scoring options to beat Heat https://t.co/Ing1nM8649 https://t.co/qsgE6dk0tp
Takeaways and details from tonight's road loss to the Jazz, as the Heat’s injury and fourth-quarter issues continued https://t.co/SEHEgnCjVZ
🏀 SATURDAY'S FINAL SCORES 🏀 Keyonte George scored 21 PTS as the @utahjazz got the W! Bam Adebayo: 28 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK https://t.co/vJiX1aAlR4
Winderman’s view: And now the Heat back on the Jimmy Butler injury watch after loss https://t.co/ebPvD2eP2g
Injuries again at issue for Heat in 117-109 loss in Utah, despite solid Adebayo, Herro nights https://t.co/wr4nQJ5l82
Takeaways from road loss to Jazz, as Heat’s injury and fourth-quarter issues continue https://t.co/R1iwoEByGD
NEW: Takeaways from tonight's road loss to Jazz, as Heat’s injury and fourth-quarter issues continue https://t.co/SEHEgnCjVZ Jimmy Butler and Haywood Highsmith exited the game early with injuries
FINAL: Jazz 117, Heat 109. Heat begins five-game West Coast trip at 1-1 and will enter 2024 with a 19-13 record.
The Jazz defeat Miami 117-109 to move to 14-19 on the season. Definitely one of their best wins of the year. 22 for Sexton. 21 for George. Great all around game for Olynyk. On to Dallas on Monday night
End of third quarter: Heat 88, Jazz 88. Jimmy Butler, in his return from a calf injury, left midway through the third quarter with a right foot injury and will not return.
Halftime: Jazz 54, Heat 53. Jazz with 18 points off 10 Heat turnovers. Jazz leading despite shooting 3 of 21 from three-point range thanks to 38 paint points. Heat shooting 5 of 17 on threes.
Heat with four assists and seven turnovers and still leads 38-37. Jazz shooting just 2 of 14 on threes and only trailing 38-37. That type of game.
End of first quarter: Heat 28, Jazz 27. Heat leads despite six turnovers and 5-of-9 shooting from the foul line in the opening quarter.
The Jazz are playing Olynyk, Kessler and Markkanen together, creating some matchup issues for the Heat.
Jazz already with 12 points off six Heat turnovers.
Behind three offensive rebounds and three early Heat turnovers, Jazz already with five more field-goal attempts than the Heat.
Utah had 20 turnovers in this game, and 16 of those were steals by Colorado. That's an incredible stat
Before you get frustrated by rebounding today, just know that the Jazz enter with the NBA's top offensive rebounding percentage this season. The good news is the Heat has the fourth-highest defensive rebounding percentage this season.
How injuries have affected the Heat’s leading trio and what still needs to be accomplished https://t.co/n5iJzueiNW Adebayo, Butler and Herro playing together for just the eighth time this season today vs. Jazz
Heat starting RJ Hampton, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo today vs. Jazz.
If you want to watch a fun, tournament-like game, check out this Utah-Colorado game. It's a battle every possession.
END OF 3RD Q: Utah 54 | Colorado 51 Utah and Colorado in a fight every possession, but the Utes have the 3-point lead. Utah shooting 51%, while Colorado shooting 42%.
Utah with 11 turnovers so far today. It hasn't been a great day
How injuries have affected the Heat’s leading trio and what still needs to be accomplished https://t.co/n5iJzueiNW Tyler Herro: “As I’m getting better and Jimmy is Jimmy, trying to make sure I’m not taking away from what he does well and he’s not taking away from what I do well."
Kyle Lowry (head contusion), Josh Richardson (back), Caleb Martin (ankle), Orlando Robinson (G League) and Cole Swider (G League) out for today's 5 p.m. vs. Jazz. Lowry was inadvertently kneed in the head by Bam Adebayo on Christmas.
How injuries have affected Heat’s leading trio of Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro https://t.co/NVgQwK3coF
NEW: How injuries have affected the Heat’s leading trio of Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro, and what still needs to be accomplished https://t.co/n5iJzueiNW
The Heat may again be without a chunk of its rotation tomorrow against the Jazz. That means Jamal Cain, RJ Hampton and/or Nikola Jovic could be needed again https://t.co/yT7dakmQ0Z