The Miami Heat defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 106-96, with key performances from Butler, Rozier, D. Robinson, and Adebayo. Miami's victory marks their 5th straight win, despite committing 20 turnovers and allowing 15 offensive rebounds. The Heat's sharp shooting from beyond the arc, making 13 of 24 threes, proved pivotal in the game. Portland struggled with their three-point shooting, going 1 of 10 in the second half. The Heat's win propelled them to 5th place in the Eastern Conference, just 1.5 games out of 4th place.
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Anyone awake? Reaction, fallout, notes, details from a fifth consecutive Heat road win against the Portland Cronins https://t.co/IADpw8Bmn5 Miami now just 1.5 games out of 4th in the East, winners of 9 of last 11.
#HEATWin final - Miami 106, Portland 96 🔥 Butler: 22pts, 9asts, 4rebs, 4stls, 2blks 🔥 Rozier: 19pts, 4rebs, 4asts, 2blks 🔥 D. Robinson: 17pts, 3rebs, 3asts, 4 3PM 🔥 Adebayo: 13pts, 9rebs, 2asts https://t.co/GmFwMiOM5m
Heat go from ragged start to a roll into No 5 in East with 106-96 victory in Portland https://t.co/N6pwD3PV0v
Heat committed 20 turnovers and allowed Blazers to grab 15 offensive rebounds. Teams entered tonight with a 6-14 record this season when committing at least 20 turnovers and allowing 15 or more offensive rebounds. Heat stole one tonight. NBA Finals rematch vs. Nuggets up next.
Heat come out of Portland with their 5th straight W. 🔥 https://t.co/UXnIGNiSVf
The Heat have now won 5 straight games. Here comes Miami. 🔥 https://t.co/moD2b0SyoT
- Portland first half 3's: 9 for 19 - Portland second half 3's: 1 for 12 And that, as they say, is that. Heat win 106-96.
The Heat is 13 of 24 (54.2 percent) on threes tonight. Blazers 1 of 10 on threes in the second half.
Heat start 2nd half on 8-0 run, Portland calls time (though the stat board says Miami called time). Either way, Portland lead down to 2, which is the closest Miami has been since the opening possession.
First-half 3s made ... - Portland last 3 games, before tonight: 8 - Portland so far tonight, with half a quarter left: 8 #OfCourse
Heat don't look particularly sharp to open, playing on a back-to-back with some guys returning from injury/suspension, but the Blazers have also left 6ish points on the board in transition which has helped mitigate the early damage.
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