Utah guard Donovan Mitchell defends against Miami guard Tyler Herro during their game Saturday in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — Tyler Herro had 27 points and eight rebounds to help the Miami Heat beat the Utah Jazz 111-105 on Saturday.
Duncan Robinson made six 3-pointers and added 22 points. Kyle Lowry had 21. Miami swept the season series with the Jazz and snapped a three-game losing streak.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 points – 19 in the fourth quarter – to lead Utah. Jordan Clarkson added 25 points and Donovan Mitchell had 22.
The Jazz lost for the fourth time in five games.
Utah used a 18-0 run to rally from a 22-point deficit in the final minutes. Bogdanovic made a layup to finish off the run and cut Miami’s lead to 109-105 with 14.5 seconds left. Herro made a pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining to seal it.
Robinson and Bam Adebayo ignited the Heat’s offense in the first quarter. Robinson made three 3-pointers and Adebayo bookended a 21-2 run with four free throws and a dunk to help Miami surge to a 23-7 lead.
Clarkson brought Utah back into the game by himself. He scored 11 straight points in just 1:16 – starting with back-to-back 3-pointers – and trimmed Miami’s lead to 27-24 going into the second quarter.
PACERS 118, 76ERS 113: Justin Holiday came off the bench to score a season-high 27 points in Indiana’s victory over Philadelphia in Indianapolis.
Philadelphia center Joel Embiid missed his fourth consecutive game after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. The 76ers have lost all four games.
Holiday was 9 of 11 from the field. Malcolm Brogdon had a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Myles Turner added 20 points, and Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
PELICANS 112, GRIZZLIES 101: Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, Brandon Ingram returned from a seven-game absence to add 19 and New Orleans won at home to snap a nine-game losing streak.
The victory was the first at home this season for the Pelicans, who had lost 12 of their first 13 games playing without Zion Williamson, sidelined with a broken right foot.
PISTONS 127, RAPTORS 121: Jerami Grant scored 24 points, Isaiah Stewart had 20 and Detroit used a big fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Raptors in Toronto, the Pistons’ fourth straight victory over the Raptors.
Killain Hayes had 13 points and 10 assists, Saddiq Bey scored 16 points, Josh Jackson had 15 points and Frank Jackson added 14. The Pistons shot 6 for 8 from 3-point range in the fourth, outscoring Toronto 34-26 in the final period.
Detroit rookie Cade Cunningham scored seven of his 10 points in the fourth.
WIZARDS 104, MAGIC 92: Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points, Montrezl Harrell added 20 and Washington used a 20-0 first-half run to beat win in Orlando, Florida for their fourth consecutive victory.
Kyle Kuzma added 17 points and 10 rebounds to help Washington improve to 9-3 for the first time since the 2014-15 season. That’s much improved over last season when the Wizards were 3-9 after 12 games.
Kuzma had three straight 3-pointers in the third quarter after Orlando pulled to 59-49. Washington closed the third quarter with a 30-16 burst to turn it into a rout.
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