The Utah Jazz will face off against the Miami Heat tonight. While the Jazz are trying to stay afloat at No. 12 in the Western Conference, the Heat seem to fit pretty well in the top five teams of the conference. With 13 wins and 19 losses, the Jazz just lost their last game against the Pelicans, 105-112, and brought their three-game winning streak to a halt.
Jimmy Butler is questionable for the Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz game tonight
The Miami Heat have a lengthy injury list before facing the trailing Jazz. Starting off with Jimmy Butler’s left calf strain, the player is listed as questionable for the game. Along with that, Jaime Jaquez Jr. is also listed as questionable owing to his ‘head non-covid illness’. Two more players are also questionable: Kyle Lowry and Josh Robinson, while Caleb Martin and Duncan Robinson are doubtful.
On the other hand, the Jazz have no player on the injury list, although some players are out because of G-league assignments. Five players, Josh Christopher, Taylor Hendricks, Johnny Juzang, Micah Potter, and Brice Sensabaugh, will be attending the G-league assignments on Saturday.
Miami Heat Injury Report:
- Duncan Robinson (doubtful)
- Jimmy Butler (questionable)
- Jaime Jaquez (questionable)
- Josh Richardson (questionable)
- Kyle Lowry (questionable)
- Caleb Martin (doubtful)
Miami Heat Expected Lineup:
- Kyle Lowry
- Tyler Herro
- Jimmy Butler
- Jaime Jaquez
- Bam Adebayo
Utah Jazz Injury Report:
(There are no injuries reported for the Jazz tonight)
Utah Jazz Expected Lineup:
- Kris Dunn
- Collin Sexton
- Lauri Markkanen
- John Collins
- Walker Kessler
The Heat are slightly favored over the Jazz tonight
What might work in favor of Jazz is that, foremost, it’s a home game, and secondly, no star players will be out owing to any surgeries. While Jazz Coach Will Hardy blames the over-dribbling by the team as the sole reason for losing against the Pelicans recently, there seems to be a sluggish development in how the team is moving around.
The roster was on the road for 11 of its last 15 games and could register a win in just five of them. Despite the sluggish record, Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton amassed a pretty decent box score with 24 and 26 points, respectively.