Football Match

After his team's loss to New Orleans last week, coach Erik Spoelstra appealed the Heat to ''hit first'' in games prefer than preoccupy an opponent's first punch and then counter.

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

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

''It's a very disappointing detriment and hopefully a course we'll study from this game -- while you have one opportunity to keep on grinding and near a team out, especially on the defensive end, you have to take avail,'' Spoelstra said.

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

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

Wade scored the Heat's premier 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 as numerous as 22 points in the first half. Wade fouled keep Francisco Elson on the Jazz's final shot of the game, sending Elson to the free-throw line. He made both, banking in the second.

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

Spoelstra said then that a lob inside to James was the first discretion, but James was well justified. House also missed a buzzer-beater against New Orleans last week.

''I think Jerry Sloan is 1 of the best advisers we have in the league and he kind of figured out what we were working 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 arbitrage. He also had 9 rebounds. The Jazz (4-3) scored 84 points in the second half and overtime later trailing the Heat 51-32 at halftime.

''It's mute to be down like that to a team like this in a hostile environment and bring an end to ... with a triumph,'' Millsap mentioned. ''We clawed our way out of there, but that says a lot almost our team and the guys we have on our team.''

Before Wade's dramatic three-pointer in overtime, the Heat missed three continuous shots on detach estates with opportunities to take the lead: a layup attempt by James, a baseline jumper by Udonis Haslem and a miss from Wade.

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

Jazz ahead Andrei Kirilenko swished a three-pointer with 1:50 left in overtime to give Utah a 112-111 guide in front an yet stunned arena. Many of the Heat's fans left early, believing the Jazz had no chance at a comeback.

Wade led the Heat with 39 points on 12-of-23 shooting manner the field, and Chris Bosh had 17 points. It wasn't enough to stop the Jazz in the fourth quarter, whereas. Utah shot 70.8 percent (17 of 24) from the layer in the ultimate 12 minutes of norm.

After production 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 allow the Jazz a chance to tie the game.

During his postgame newspaper conference, Bosh said he not recollected seeing Millsap make a three-pointer until Tuesday.

Millsap was 2 of 20 from three-point range because his vocation ahead 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.