Portland Trail Blazers at Miami Heat

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Portland Trail Blazers

5-4, 2-2 Away

Final
131 - 136

Miami Heat

6-4, 4-0 Home

Nikola Jovic's career-high 29 points lead the Heat past the Trail Blazers 136-131

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat: Game Highlights

Norman Powell scored 22 points for Miami, which got 16 points from Pelle Larsson, 15 from Andrew Wiggins and a 14-point, 12-rebound, seven-assist effort from Jaime Jaquez Jr. Kel’el Ware added 12 rebounds for the Heat.

Jovic's previous career-best was 24 points.

Deni Avdija — now averaging 25.3 points so far this season — scored 33 points for Portland, which was playing the first game of a five-game trip. The Trail Blazers got 21 points from Shaedon Sharpe, plus 18 apiece from Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant.

It came down to a back-and-forth fourth quarter, one in which neither team led by more than four until the final moments. Holiday connected on a 3-pointer with 3:26 left to tie the game at 123-all, setting the stage for the finish.

Wiggins' 3-pointer with 1:32 left gave Miami a 132-127 lead and the Heat held on from there, improving to 4-0 at home this season. Miami also moved to 6-2 when it scores at least 115 points; the Heat are 0-2 when scoring less than 115.

The Heat, who set a franchise record with 53 first-quarter points on Friday, had an icy cold start on Saturday — missing 14 of their first 15 shots and getting into a quick 15-3 deficit.

They didn't stay cold for long. The Heat managed 69 points in the final 19 minutes of the first half, taking a 72-65 lead into the break.

Miami played its second straight game without starting center Bam Adebayo, sidelined by a sprained left big toe.

Up next Trail Blazers: Visit Orlando on Monday.

Heat: Host Cleveland on Monday.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	131 - 136
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	131 - 136
4th 0.3	Toumani Camara makes two point shot	131 - 136
4th 0.6	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	129 - 136
4th 2.1	Deni Avdija misses 27-foot three point jumper	129 - 136

Statistics

POR		MIA
49-109	FG	49-96
45	Field Goal %	51
14-51	3PT	10-35
27	Three Point %	29
19-23	FT	28-36
83	Free Throw %	78
57	Rebounds	47
22	Offensive Rebounds	12
35	Defensive Rebounds	35
29	Assists	37
8	Steals	17
4	Blocks	5
20	Turnovers	14
0	Team Turnovers	1
20	Total Turnovers	15
1	Technical Fouls	1
1	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
32	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	25
26	Fast Break Points	26
68	Points in Paint	74
32	Fouls	23
12	Largest Lead	12

Miami Heat Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Klay Thompson, G	Out	Nov 13
Pelle Larsson, G	Out	Nov 13

Portland Trail Blazers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Chris Youngblood, G	Out	Nov 12
Vit Krejci, G	Out	Nov 11
Ja Morant, G	Out	Nov 7
Shaedon Sharpe, G	Out	Aug 24

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,600 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	9	3	.750	-	W5
Portland	8	3	.727	0.5	W2
Oklahoma City	8	4	.667	1	L2
Denver	6	4	.600	2	W1
Utah	1	11	.083	8	L10

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	6	L2	0.53846157	7
Miami	0.5	6	W3	0.5	6
Orlando	1.5	7	W3	0.41666666	5
Charlotte	2.5	8	L1	0.33333334	4
Washington	3	9	L6	0.30769232	4

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