SALT LAKE CITY _ The Miami Heat tempted fate again. This time they got burned. Badly.
After rallying from a 19-point first-quarter deficit the previous time the teams met, the Heat this time fell behind by 25 in the opening period Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena and it got even worse from there in a 111-84 loss.
After victories in four of five games and then a rousing effort in Monday night's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, this again looked like the team that a week ago had fans considering draft-lottery permutations.
With point guard Goran Dragic again sidelined for the 10th time in 12 games with pain in his right knee, and with Hassan Whiteside away for one more game on paternity leave before a planned Friday return against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Heat came out flat and got flatter, in an almost inexplicable turnaround, trailing by 42 at one stage.
Center Kelly Olynyk led the Heat with 14 points, with Donovan Mitchell scoring 21 for Utah.
The Heat closed at .377 from the field to Utah's .526.
