On Feb. 17, the Miami Heat lost in overtime to the Golden State Warriors to fall to 11-17 on the season. It was the third straight loss for the defending Eastern Conference champs, and Miami was struggling to find its footing in a season beset by injuries.
Nine days later, things are looking a little bit different down in South Beach.
On Friday night, the Heat beat the Jazz, owners of the NBA's best record, 124-116. It was the team's fifth straight win, a season high. Jimmy Butler scored 33 points and was two assists shy of a triple-double, and Goran Dragic came off the bench to score 26.