Football Match

After his team's wastage to New Orleans last week, adviser Erik Spoelstra appealed the Heat to ''hit first'' in games rather than absorb one opponent's first punch and then counter.

The Heat did that Tuesday, and rocked the Jazz on its heels early. But the Jazz countered with a punch of its own -- several punches, really.

In its first real test at home this season, the Heat could not resist a angry comeback by the Jazz and lost 116-114 in overtime. LeBron James had 4 points at halftime but recorded his first triple-double in a Heat uniform with 20 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds.

''It's a very dissatisfying loss and hopefully a lesson we'll learn from this game -- when you have an opportunity to keep on grinding and close a team out, particularly on the defensive end, you have to take avail,'' Spoelstra said.

After taking a five-point lead in overtime, the Heat (5-3) trailed along 3 with fewer than 20 seconds left and Dwyane Wade with the pellet in his hands.

Wade crossed up Jazz defender Ronnie Price with a dribble to his left before firing a three-pointer to tie the score at 114.

Wade scored the Heat's first 7 points of overtime, including a high-flying dunk with 3:22 left.

But Wade wasn't the hero on this night in which the Heat led by for numerous as 22 points in the first half. Wade fouled reserve Francisco Elson on the Jazz's final shot of the game, bringing Elson to the free-throw line. He made both, banking in the second.

Eddie House raised a final, desperation jumper from the baseline with 0.4 seconds left in overtime but the shot glimpsed off of the rim.

Spoelstra said then namely a lob inside to James was the premier alternative, merely James was well justified. House likewise missed a buzzer-beater opposition New Orleans final week.

''I think Jerry Sloan is one of the best coaches we have in the ally and he variety of diagramed out what we were going to do,'' James said.

Forward Paul Millsap led the Jazz with career-high 46 points, including 33 points in the second half and overtime.

Millsap was 19 of 28 from the floor, including 3 of 3 from the three-point arc. He also had nine rebounds. The Jazz (4-3) scored 84 points in the second half and overtime behind tracking the Heat 51-32 at halftime.

''It's mute to be down like that to a team like this in a hostile context and all over with a win,'' Millsap mentioned. ''We clawed our access out of there, but that says a lot almost our crew and the guys we have on our team.''

Before Wade's thespian three-pointer in overtime, the Heat missed three consecutive shots on divide estates with chances to take the lead: a layup try by James, a baseline jumper by Udonis Haslem and a miss from Wade.

The last Heat actor with a triple-double was Shaquille O'Neal, who posted a 15-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist night against Toronto on April 11, 2006. James is the seventh player to realize the action in a Heat uniform.

Jazz along Andrei Kirilenko swished a three-pointer with 1:50 left in overtime to give Utah a 112-111 lead in front an already stunned arena. Many of the Heat's fans left early, believing the Jazz had not chance at a comeback.

Wade led the Heat with 39 points aboard 12-of-23 shooting form the field, and Chris Bosh had 17 points. It wasn't ample to stop the Jazz in the fourth 15 min, though. Utah shot 70.8 percentage (17 of 24) from the ground in the final 12 minutes of regulation.

After making three three-pointers in the final 21 seconds of regulation, including back-to-back three-pointers from Millsap with 12.1 and 4.3 seconds left, the Jazz tied the score with 3.4 seconds remaining on a put-back by Millsap. Both Heat guards Carlos Arroyo and Dwyane Wade missed free throws in the final seconds of regulation to permit the Jazz a contingency to knot the game.

During his postgame newspaper conference, Bosh said he never reminisced looking Millsap make a three-pointer until Tuesday.

Millsap was 2 of 20 from three-point range for his profession before the game. The Jazz was 1 of 7 from three-point range entering the fourth quarter but 7 of 12 from distance in the fourth quarter and overtime.

''The basketball gods were with him and he made the shots,'' Wade said of Millsap.