Football Match

After his team's wastage to New Orleans last week, coach Erik Spoelstra implored the Heat to ''hit first'' in games prefer than preoccupy an 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 family this season, the Heat could no withstand a furious 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 aids and 11 rebounds.

''It's a quite disappointing loss and hopefully a course we'll learn from this game -- while you have an opportunity to keep on grinding and close a team out, particularly on the defensive end, you must take convenience,'' 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 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 for 22 points in the 1st half. Wade fouled keep Francisco Elson above the Jazz's ultimate shot of the game, sending Elson to the free-throw line. He made both, banking in the second.

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

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

''I muse Jerry Sloan namely 1 of the best advisers we have in the association 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 ground, including 3 of 3 from the three-point arbitrage. He also had nine rebounds. The Jazz (4-3) scored 84 points in the second half and overtime after trailing the Heat 51-32 at halftime.

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

Before Wade's dramatic three-pointer in overtime, the Heat missed three consecutive shots on separate possessions 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 athlete 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 athlete to realize the feat in a Heat uniform.

Jazz ahead Andrei Kirilenko swished a three-pointer with 1:50 left in overtime apt give Utah a 112-111 guide in front one already stunned amphitheatre. Many of the Heat's fans left early, believing the Jazz had not contingency at a comeback.

Wade led the Heat with 39 points on 12-of-23 shooting form 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 percentage (17 of 24) from the floor 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 chance to tie the game.

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

Millsap was 2 of 20 from three-point scope as his career before the game. The Jazz was 1 of 7 from three-point scope entering the fourth quarter but 7 of 12 from distance in the fourth 15 min and overtime.

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