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Utah Jazz basketball: Jazz shoot nearly 70 percent, up on Miami Heat at halftime

By Whitney O’Bannon
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Utah coach Tyrone Corbin pleads with the referee as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah coach Tyrone Corbin pleads with the referee as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

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Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) grabs a loose ball as Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem (40) tries to grab it and Paul Millsap calls a timeout as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake C

Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) grabs a loose ball as Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem (40) tries to grab it and Paul Millsap calls a timeout as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Former University of Utah basketball player Johnnie Bryant, is now a Utah Jazz assistant, as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Former University of Utah basketball player Johnnie Bryant, is now a Utah Jazz assistant, as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah's Marvin Williams scores as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah’s Marvin Williams scores as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz point guard Jamaal Tinsley (6) celebrates in the foreground as Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) watches the score in the final minutes as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt L

Utah Jazz point guard Jamaal Tinsley (6) celebrates in the foreground as Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) watches the score in the final minutes as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) hug after the game as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) hug after the game as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah's Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3), Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, left to right, celebrate as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah’s Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3), Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, left to right, celebrate as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah's Utah Jazz's Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, left to right, celebrate as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah’s Utah Jazz’s Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, left to right, celebrate as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) hits a 3-point-shot in the final minutes as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) hits a 3-point-shot in the final minutes as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) drives on Utah's Paul Millsap as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) drives on Utah’s Paul Millsap as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami's LeBron James jokes with fans as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami’s LeBron James jokes with fans as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah's Paul Millsap passes the ball as he is guarded by Miami's Joel Anthony as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah’s Paul Millsap passes the ball as he is guarded by Miami’s Joel Anthony as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami's Joel Anthony as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami’s Joel Anthony as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots past Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots past Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots past Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots past Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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A Miami fan is booted from the game in the second half as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

A Miami fan is booted from the game in the second half as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) drives on Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) drives on Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) is fouled by Utah's Gordon Hayward as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) is fouled by Utah’s Gordon Hayward as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) is fouled by Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) is fouled by Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Former University of Utah basketball player Johnnie Bryant, is now a Utah Jazz assistant, as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Former University of Utah basketball player Johnnie Bryant, is now a Utah Jazz assistant, as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) drives on Miami's Dwayne Wade as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) drives on Miami’s Dwayne Wade as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3) shoots over LeBron James as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3) shoots over LeBron James as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz power forward Marvin Williams (2) shoots over Chris bosh as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz power forward Marvin Williams (2) shoots over Chris bosh as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) is tied up by Miami's Ray Allen as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) is tied up by Miami’s Ray Allen as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3) shoots over Chris Bosh as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3) shoots over Chris Bosh as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Tom Smart, Deseret News
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Utah coach Tyrone Corbin pleads with the referee as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) grabs a loose ball as Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem (40) tries to grab it and Paul Millsap calls a timeout as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake C
Former University of Utah basketball player Johnnie Bryant, is now a Utah Jazz assistant, as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah's Marvin Williams scores as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz point guard Jamaal Tinsley (6) celebrates in the foreground as Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) watches the score in the final minutes as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt L
Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) hug after the game as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah's Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3), Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, left to right, celebrate as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah's Utah Jazz's Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams, left to right, celebrate as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) hits a 3-point-shot in the final minutes as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) drives on Utah's Paul Millsap as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami's LeBron James jokes with fans as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah's Paul Millsap passes the ball as he is guarded by Miami's Joel Anthony as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami's Joel Anthony as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots past Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots past Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
A Miami fan is booted from the game in the second half as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson (25) drives on Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) is fouled by Utah's Gordon Hayward as the Utah Jazz defeat the Miami Heat 104-97 as they play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) is fouled by Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Former University of Utah basketball player Johnnie Bryant, is now a Utah Jazz assistant, as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward (20) drives on Miami's Dwayne Wade as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3) shoots over LeBron James as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz power forward Marvin Williams (2) shoots over Chris bosh as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz point guard Randy Foye (8) is tied up by Miami's Ray Allen as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz small forward DeMarre Carroll (3) shoots over Chris Bosh as the Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat play NBA basketball Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The Utah Jazz's red-hot shooting built a first half 15-point lead on the Miami Heat, 59-44.

Shooting 67 percent from the field, the Jazz were led by Gordon Hayward and DeMarre Carroll off the bench, who each had 12 points.

Utah got off to a slow start and trailed the Heat early. Then the Jazz turned on some heat of their own, finishing the first quarter on an 18-7 run and leading Miami by five points.

The Jazz extended their lead in the second quarter, and led by as many as 17 points.

Lebron James was the only Heat player in double figures in the first half with 20 points.

Whitney O'Bannon is currently a new media sports intern for the Deseret News.

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