Shaquille O'Neal had another strong game Friday night, with 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots, but the HEAT dropped a 98-91 decision against the Trail Blazers. Dwyane Wade added a game-high 37 points, but a low-scoring final quarter at AmericanAirlines Arena sealed Miami's loss.
The HEAT played the first of back-to-back road games on their road swing on Thursday, but lost to the Trail Blazers, 112-106. Miami charged back in the fourth quarter behind a career-high 20 points by rookie Daequan Cook.
Miami outscored Portland by 16 in the fourth period of a 104-85 home victory Tuesday. Dwyane Wade shot a scorching 14-of-23 from the field to total 35 points and three blocks. The win put Miami at .500 going into the All-Star break and was its seventh victory in eight games. Udonis Haslem added 12 points, while James Posey chipped in 11 and eight boards.
Dwyane Wade sank two clutch free throw with eight seconds on the clock to propel Miami over Portland in Sunday's 93-90 road win. Wade scored 33 points in his first game back after being out with a sprained wrist. Jason Kapono chipped in with 19 points, while Udonis Haslem had 12 and 10 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams led the way with 16 apiece in the first half as the HEAT cruised to Sunday's 118-89 win in Portland. Wade finished with a game-high 31 points and added seven assists, six steals and five rebounds. Williams tallied 20 points, while Antoine Walker scored 16. Shaquille O'Neal and James Posey posted 12 points apiece.
The HEAT led by seven at halftime and kept rolling the rest of the way en route to a 100-79 win Wednesday over the visiting Blazers. Dwyane Wade recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Jason Williams returned from a bruised knee that cost him two games to score 16. Antoine Walker and James Posey scored 12 each.
The Miami HEAT overcame a season-high 27 points by Ruben Patterson and a late Trail
Blazers’ surge as they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-92, to extend its road winning streak to eight. The HEAT held a 22-point lead with
2:14 left in the first half before Blazers’ rookie Sebastian Telfair led the late-quarter charge, recording four points, two steals, and three assists during
the Blazers’ 12-0 run. Eddie Jones’ 3-pointer with .2 seconds left gave the HEAT a 58-45 halftime advantage. With Shaquille O’Neal on the bench
with foul trouble much of the second half, Dwyane Wade took over, scoring 21 second-half points. Miami held a 13-point edge at the 7:47 mark of the
fourth period before Portland made one last run to get within six points, 92-86, with 5:38 left. O’Neal responded by scoring seven of his game-high 28
points in the last five minutes to preserve the HEAT victory.
The HEAT snapped a three-game win streak with a 99-87 loss to the visiting Trail Blazers.
Miami jumped out to an early lead, going ahead by as many as 12 points in the first quarter, before taking a five point lead into the second. Portland
tied things up in the second period and took a one point lead into the half. The Trail Blazers gained momentum in the third, using a 12-5 run midway
through the period to gain an eight point lead going into the fourth quarter. Portland began the quarter with a 7-2 run to take a 13 point lead. The
HEAT could get no closer than seven points and Portland finished the game with a 6-1 run to win the game by 12 points. Four HEAT players scored
in double-figures, including a double-double by Shaquille O’Neal who finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Portland also had four players reach
double-figures, including Zach Randolph, who led all scorers with 24 points.
Miami held a five point lead after three quarters, but struggled down the stretch in an 89-81 loss to Portland on Monday. Lamar Odom posted 25 points and Dwyane Wade added 12. The HEAT will try to rebound Saturday in New Jersey. The loss denied the HEAT, who hold the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, a season-high fifth straight victory.
Portland reserve forward Qyntel Woods nailed two free throws with 0.4 seconds left to play to secure a 94-93 win over
the Miami HEAT at the Rose Garden Arena. The HEAT led 87-74 with 3:23 to go in the fourth quarter but scored only six more points the rest of the
way as Portland closed the game on a 20-6 run for their fifth consecutive win at home. Miami was led in scoring by Eddie Jones (26 points), Dwyane
Wade (24 points) and Lamar Odom (13 points). As a team, the HEAT shot 44.7 percent from the field, connecting on 38-of-85 shot attempts. The
HEAT committed 15 turnovers, five in the final two minutes. Miami trailed 25-18 after the first quarter and led 49-48 into halftime. The HEAT
outscored Portland 26-13 in the third period to extend its lead to 75-61 into the final quarter. Portland had six players reach double-figure scoring
including 21 points from Rasheed Wallace. Woods finished with 11 points off the bench. Prior to the game, the HEAT activated forward Samaki
Walker and placed forward Jerome Beasley on the injured list with a lower back strain.
The Blazers had plenty to smile about as they completed a 3-0 road trip and won for the 22nd time in 27 games since an 11-11 start. Portland enters the All-Star break just one-half game behind first-place Sacramento in the Pacific Division. "The break is unfortunate for us right now," Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks said. "We're really playing well. We do need to get some small injuries out. We'll relax." Portland continued its winning ways by taking control in the fourth quarter, using a 15-4 spurt to open an 88-80 lead with less than seven minutes remaining. Eddie Jones scored 20 points for Miami, which has dropped five of its last seven to fall a season-high 15 games below the .500 mark at 17-32. A 3-pointer by Eddie House, who scored a season-high 18 points, and a basket by Jones to start the fourth quarter gave the HEAT a 76-71 lead. Pippen triggered a 15-4 spurt, scoring the first seven points to give the Blazers the lead for good. He carried Portland with nine points in the period. Derek Anderson gave Pippen some help in the final period when he scored seven of his 16 points. He capped the decisive burst with two foul shots for an 88-80 lead with 6:25 to go. Former Blazer Brian Grant made a layup with 4:18 remaining for the Heat's last field goal and rookie Caron Butler sank two foul shots with 3:48 left, pulling Miami within 92-87. After Grant's basket, the HEAT missed their final five shots and committed four of their 11 turnovers.
The Portland Trailblazers scored 22 of the game’s first 24 points, jumping out to a 22-2 lead seven minutes
into the first quarter and never looked back, cruising past the HEAT 88-69 at the Rose Garden. Miami finished the first half with a franchise low 22 points, 11 in both the first and second quarter. The 22 points in a half, was also the fourth lowest scoring output in NBA history. The HEAT trailed by 26 points by halftime and by as many as 28 points through three quarters. Miami’s starting backcourt of Eddie Jones (0-of-5 FG) and Travis Best (1-of-5 FG) combined to score three points. Best scored on a 12-foot jump shot in the third quarter and Jones netted one free-throw (1-of-2 FT). Eddie House led the HEAT with 15 points off the bench, followed by Malik Allen’s 14 points. Allen was the only HEAT starter to score over six points. Caron Butler scored six points and Brian Grant scored four points. Grant did manage to record his 13 double-figure rebounding game with a game-high 11 boards. Vladimir Stepania scored 10 points off the bench, connecting on 4-of-9 from the field with eight rebounds. Mike James set another career, season and game-high with nine assists. Portland shot just 40 percent from the field (32-of-80) and made just 22-of-33 free-throw attempts, but scored 29 points off of 21 Miami turnovers.
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