The Portland Trail Blazers hit the road and found themselves in Miami to face the still-Jimmy-Butler-ful Heat, and all five Portland starts hit double digits as they walked away with the surprisingly easy win despite a late scare, 116-107.
Q1
Despite Anfernee Simons scoring eight of the Blazers’ first 12 points, the Heat leapt out to an eight-point lead thanks to an 11-0 midway through the quarter. Due in large part to a very active Deandre Ayton on the offensive glass - with three offensive rebounds leading directly to seven Blazers points - Portland hung around, allowing the Heat just a 38-34 lead after one despite Miami going 7-9 from deep
Q2
Partly because of Toumani Camara being out due to illness, some minutes opened up for Dalano Banton, and he took full advantage.