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N.B.A. Roundup: Heat Overcome Flurry of Technicals to Beat Blazers

Chris Bosh scored 29 points, Hassan Whiteside had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat survived some lost composure to top the Portland Trail Blazers, 116-109, on Sunday.

The visiting Trail Blazers took a 62-52 lead into halftime, but Miami tied the game with a 12-2 run to open the third quarter. From there, wildness ensued.

Heat guard Goran Dragic expressed displeasure twice in a three-minute span with fouls called on him by the referee James Williams, who tacked on a technical after each foul and ejected him.

Dwyane Wade, who finished with 18 points and 7 assists, got a technical shortly after Dragic’s first one for saying something to Ed Malloy, and Malloy then gave Miami its fourth of the quarter — in a span of 4 minutes 48 seconds — when Whiteside spiked the ball in celebration of blocking two shots.