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Utah Jazz can use late meltdown in Miami as teachable moment for season

Joel Auerbach, AP

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket past Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) and center Hassan Whiteside (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)

It typically takes 48 minutes to decide an outcome of an NBA game.

Surely, no one play or minute can dictate the entire outcome, but costly mistakes and miscues in crunch time are pivotal — especially on the road.

The final 60 seconds of Utah’s 103-102 loss to Miami was certainly one of those teachable moments for the road team as the Jazz looked out of sync.