Utah guard Isaiah Collier galloped up and down the court, held his hands by his side and bellowed in celebration.

Collier had just hit his fourth 3-pointer of the quarter and helped cut Miami’s 22-point lead to eight, 101-93, with 6:42 left. The crowd inside the Delta Center roared in a fashion it hadn’t all game.

Finally, fans had something to be hyped about.

Collier’s shooting turned what looked destined to be another Jazz blowout loss into a competitive game. Mind you, he came into the game shooting 0% from deep, missing his nine previous attempts before making four in a row in the fourth quarter.

Postgame, rookie Darryn Peterson was quick to answer, “Isaiah,” when asked what sparked the comeback effort.

The shorthanded Jazz ultimately lost 115-109, suffering their ninth straight loss to fall to 1-10, but for a moment, a Jazz fanbase starved for wins felt some hope. Or at least some excitement.

Collier finished with 17 points on 5-for-10 shooting, five rebounds and five assists in Tuesday’s game.

“Just trusting my work day in, day out,” Collier said. “For me, I live with my results. Obviously it wasn’t fun in the first couple games. Obviously, it feels good to see one go in. So, just trusting my work. Staying with it. Staying consistent. That’s the biggest thing.”

Since Utah drafted Collier in 2024, he’s worked on his 3-point shot. He even told The Salt Lake Tribune in training camp that he’d tweaked his release to make it quicker during the offseason.

And that extra focus on shooting didn’t stop when the season began. After practices or at the end of shootarounds, Collier has spent extra time with the coaches working on his 3-point shot.

Still, he wasn’t exactly confident with the shot. He took nine 3-point attempts and missed every one before he caught fire Tuesday.

There were plenty of moments in Utah’s previous game when Collier was left open to take 3-pointers, but passed it up or tried to drive into the teeth of the defense instead.

It played a role in his — and the Jazz’s — rough start to the season. His shooting woes and moments of indecision or tunnel vision have led to inconsistent minutes per game this season.

Before he played 24 minutes on Tuesday, Collier had averaged 11.4 minutes per game in November.

Not a great sign for a player who is playing for his NBA future, as the Jazz declined Isaiah Collier’s rookie option last Monday. That means Collier will be an unrestricted free agent after this season.

He took the news well, according to a source. Amid all the uncertainty about his future and where he stood in the rotation, Collier tried to stay level-headed.

“I’m young, I’m learning still,” Collier said before Utah’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks. “I feel like I trust him; I trust Will [Hardy] to make adjustments. ... So, I’m learning through it all and I feel like Will is doing a great job communicating with me … whenever my minutes come again, I’ll be ready.”

His time came on Tuesday.

The Jazz were down four starters becuase of injuries, so there was no doubt that Collier would play an extended role against the Heat.

The Jazz’s bench struggles this season are well-documented. Collier, Svi Mykhailiuk, and Brice Sensabaugh have all struggled to score efficiently, and it’s cost the team winnable games.

Still, for one night, Collier silenced the critics.

Perhaps it’s something he can build on, as Utah needs this not-afraid-to-let-it-fly version of Collier more often. Utah ranks No. 20 in the NBA in bench points per game (33.7).

“I think you can see the emotion that [Collier] plays with and shows how much it means to him,” Hardy said. “Zay has some things not go his way personally lately and he’s been an incredible teammate. He’s worked really hard. He has not had one moment of complaining.

“You know, it’s amazing when you just kind of give yourself to the team that good things can happen.”