Miami Heat beat Portland Trail Blazers 107-98

Miami Heat beat Portland Trail Blazers 107-98

Damian Lillard and Bam Adebayo

Miami Heat won their 6th game out of last 7 after beating Portland Trail Blazers courtesy to Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. Adebayo added 22, while Butler knocked 20. Kendrick Nunn started in Victor Oladipo’s place as he suffered from right knee soreness. He finished with 15 points. 

Talking about the Portland Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum and Norman Powell each finished with 17 points for the team, who were hurt by 17 turnovers. Damian Lillard had just 12 on an off night when he made just three shots from the field, all 3-pointers. 

Bam Adebayo drops 22 leading Miami Heat past Portland Trail Blazers 

The Portland Trail Blazers started Jusuf Nurkic, who sat out during the previous game against the Detroit Pistons due to injury management of knee inflammation. In his place, Enes Kanter set a franchise record with 30 rebounds in the game, which the Blazers dominated 118-103. 

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Nurkic, who was on a minutes restriction against the Miami Heat, picked up two quick fouls and went to the bench with 7:02 left in the first quarter. With about 3:50 left in the opening half, Nurkic left the court, his hand on his lower back. But he returned to start the second half. 

Derrick Jones Jr.’s 3-pointer put Portland up 29-19 early in the game but the Heat closed the gap in the second quarter and went into the break with a 56-48 lead. The Heat stretched their advantage to 65-50 early in the third quarter, after which there was no looking back for the away team.

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