The Portland Trail Blazers (4-0, 2-0 Home) will be looking to add to their winning run when they play host to the Miami Heat (1-3, 0-0 Away) on Wednesday. Miami was beaten by the Toronto Raptors 98-90 at FTX Arena on Monday. Jimmy Butler had a standout performance in the loss with 26 points and eight rebounds.
Portland won their fourth in a row in dominant fashion on Monday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, beating the Denver Nuggets 135-110. Damian Lillard had 31 points, eight assists, and six rebounds, leading the team. Miami won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 104-92 triumph at FTX Arena on January 19, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Caleb Martin led the Heat with 26 points, while Bam Adebayo contributed 20 points, 11 rebounds, five steals, and four assists. Anfernee Simons had 27 points and seven assists in defeat. Butler and Tyler Herro, averaging 23.0 and 21.0 points per game, respectively, have led the Heat in scoring early this season.
Herro also has grabbed 8.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 4.5 assists per game. Lillard (33.3 ppg) has powered the Blazers on offense. He ranks as the fifth-highest scorer in the league. Lillard also has recorded 5.3 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic has posted 12.3 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers have had the advantage in recent meetings between the teams at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, winning six of the last 10.
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