Feasting on sub.-500 teams could be the Utah Jazz's formula for a 20th consecutive postseason appearance. The lottery-bound Miami Heat didn't deviate from the trend Monday night.

The Jazz took advantage of a Heat squad missing injured leading scorer Eddie Jones to defeat Miami 83-73. Karl Malone scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Jazz, which is 20-7 against teams with losing records, but only 16-20 against winning teams.