The Jazz demolished the Heat in Miami, as they struggle to deal with the fallout from Jimmy Butler's trade request. Brice Sensabaugh had his best-ever NBA game with 34 points — what's he doing well?

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 136-100 loss to the Utah Jazz (8-25) on Saturday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2. The Heat (17-16) now embarks on a six-game West Coast trip that begins Monday against the Sacramento Kings:

Florida native Brice Sensabaugh scored a career-high and game-high 34 points off the bench as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 136-100 win over the host Miami Heat on Saturday night.

Coming into Saturday, the Heat were 5-5 in games without Butler this season. They also had not lost a game by more than 19 points. As -400 favorites against Utah at home, Miami's 9-for-35 shooting performance from three and -25 rebound margin sealed the embarrassing result that nearly doubled its worst losing margin on the season.

It’s Saturday, January 4, and the Utah Jazz (7-25) and Miami Heat (17-15) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami. It is game 2 of a 3-game road trip for Utah. They opened the trip New Year’s Day at Madison Square Garden and lost to the Knicks, 119-103. Colin Sexton led the Jazz with 25 points and 5 assists.

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The Utah Jazz lose frequently. But they are improving. The callow roster is rapidly developing, and the wins are starting to come. The Jazz went on the road this weekend and defeated the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic on consecutive nights.

Miami has currently won a franchise-tying seven-straight games against Utah at home, including six of their last seven matchups overall. The Heat are 28-43 all-time versus the Jazz during the regular season,

The Miami Heat lost to the Utah Jazz 136-100 with Jimmy Butler serving the first game of his seven-game suspension.

The Miami Heat had a rough week. This week, the Heat slipped to No. 14 in the NBA power rankings. Last week, they were No. 9. The Jimmy Butler trade saga reached its tipping point when Butler revealed playing in Miami ruined his joy for the game lately.

Another game without Jimmy Butler resulted in another loss as the Miami Heat (17-17) were swept in the season series by the Sacramento Kings (18-19) 118-123. He