Sunday, January 5th marks the return of the prodigal son Hassan Whiteside to American Airlines Arena when the Portland Trail Blazers look to challenge the Miami Heat at home. Damian Lillard and company look to hand the Heat just their second loss of the season at home while trying to solve their own issues of sitting at ninth in the Western Conference.
Our Miami Heat prediction series has hit a little bit of a rough patch as the team couldn’t defeat the Washington Wizards nor the Orlando Magic this week. Once again, coach Erik Spoelstra’s rotation is short, with James Johnson and Dion Waiters getting no minutes even when these games are out of hand.