National Basketball Association
Miami 118, Portland 108
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
#5 Kane Fitzgerald, #71 Rodney Mott, #72 JT Orr
Attendance:
19468
By Field Level Media
Hassan Whiteside collected 28 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat took down the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 Tuesday night.
Dwyane Wade came off the bench for 22 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Richardson scored 18 points for the Heat, who ended a three-game losing streak.
CJ McCollum scored 33 points, and Jake Layman added a career-high 25 points with eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who saw the end to an eight-game home win streak.
Richardson had 16 points, and Miami shot 60 percent from the field in running up a 62-55 halftime lead. Layman scored 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting, and McCollum added 15 for Portland.
Miami pushed the difference to 73-60 early in the third quarter. The Heat's edge was 94-79 heading into the final period.
Portland started the fourth quarter on a 21-7 run. A pair of 3-pointers by McCollum helped pull the Blazers to within 101-100 with 6:55 left.
After Miami's James Johnson and Portland's Meyers Leonard traded treys, Whiteside scored on a hook to give the Heat a 106-103 lead with 4:47 remaining.
Johnson sank a pair at the line to up Miami's advantage to 108-103 with 3:59 to play. McCollum scored on a runner to cut it to 108-105, but Whiteside's dunk made it 110-105 with 2:28 left.
Johnson scored on a post-up to hike Miami's lead to 112-105 with 1:27 to go.
Damian Lillard hit one of two at the line to trim the deficit to 112-106, but Whiteside made two foul shots to give the Heat a 114-106 advantage with 40.7 seconds to play.
Layman dunked for the Blazers, but Richardson sank a pair at the line to make it 116-108 with 38.4 seconds remaining.
Miami jumped to a 16-9 lead four minutes into the game. The Heat increased the margin to 24-15 but settled for a 34-30 advantage after one quarter, Richardson leading the way with 14 points.
Miami went into the half ahead by seven points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Miami |
|
Portland |
Hassan Whiteside 28 |
Scoring |
CJ McCollum 33 |
Justise Winslow 5 |
Assists |
Damian Lillard 10 |
Hassan Whiteside 11 |
Rebounds |
Jake Layman 8 |
Hassan Whiteside 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jusuf Nurkic 4 |
Hassan Whiteside 4 |
Steals |
Maurice Harkless 1 |
James Johnson 3 |
Blocks |
Maurice Harkless 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami
|
118 |
54.2 |
7-22 |
21-25 |
18 |
46 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
Portland
|
108 |
45.2 |
15-39 |
9-12 |
30 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Portland will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .576 after a win and .650 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Heat have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .519 after a loss.