National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 111, Utah 98
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #30 Tony Brown, #17 Joe Crawford, #53 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 19911

LeBron James scored 22 of his 33 points in the first half and Dwyane Wade snapped a long 3-point drought in the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat won their sixth straight game, a 111-98 victory over the host Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

James made 12-of-20 shots - including three 3-pointers - and added nine rebounds and seven assists as the Heat (15-8) posted their fourth win this season against an above-.500 team but first on the road. They avenged a 116-114 home loss to the Jazz on Nov. 9 in which they squandered a 22-point lead.

The Heat turned to a long-range barrage early in the fourth quarter, draining five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes – including two by Wade – to increade a one-point lead to 92-83. They were the first 3-pointers in eight games for Wade, who scored 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting.

A pretty alley-oop pass from Wade to James followed by James' tip-in of Wade's miss provided a 102-90 bulge with 2:45 left.

Al Jefferson scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half for the Jazz, who had won eight of nine and were playing their fifth game of a six-game homestand. Deron Williams added 21 points and 12 assists for Utah.

Top Game Performances
 
Miami   Utah
LeBron James 33 Scoring Al Jefferson 25
LeBron James 9 Assists Deron Williams 12
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10 Rebounds Al Jefferson 11
Dwyane Wade 8 Free Throws Made Deron Williams 9
Mario Chalmers 2 Steals Raja Bell 2
Erick Dampier 1 Blocks Al Jefferson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami 111 51.2 9-20 20-25 22 42 1 8 15
Utah 98 50.7 1-14 21-27 20 28 3 9 15
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.