Overview
- Tipoff is 8:00 p.m. ET at Miami’s Kaseya Center, with local TV on FanDuel Sports Network Sun and radio on AM 560 WQAM for the Heat, and KUNP/NBA TV and Rip City Radio for Portland.
- Miami plays the second half of a back-to-back after a 126-108 win over Charlotte and enters 5-4 with a 3-0 home mark, while Portland is 5-3 and opens a five-game road trip.
- The Heat have not filed an official report, but Bam Adebayo (toe) is not expected to play after being seen in a walking boot, with Tyler Herro (ankle) and Terry Rozier III also not expected, Jaime Jaquez Jr. listed as questionable, and Norman Powell as probable.
- Portland lists long-term absences for Scoot Henderson, Damian Lillard, Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley, with Shaedon Sharpe expected to be available as probable.
- Both teams rank near the top of the league in pace, and Portland’s Deni Avdija has emerged as a key early scorer and playmaker after a string of close wins over quality opponents.