Miami Heat at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationSharpe scores 27 points as Trail Blazers beat Heat 127-110 for 4th straight win
Deni Avdija added 20 points before leaving with a back injury. Caleb Love also had 20 points, Toumani Camara had 16 and Jrue Holiday 15 for the Trail Blazers, who led by as many as 21 and won for the 11th time in 14 games. Their 9-2 mark in January is the best in the NBA.
At 23-22, it's the first time the Trail Blazers are over .500 through 45 games since the 2020-2021 season.
Bam Adebayo scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Heat. Norman Powell added 18 points and Simone Fontecchio had 17.
The Trail Blazers led 64-63 at halftime and pulled away with a 17-2 run in the third quarter that put them up by 17. Sharpe led the way with a team-high 24 second-half points.
The Trail Blazers made 20 3-pointers, with Sharpe shooting 5 of 9 from beyond the arc, compared to the Heat making just nine.
Trail Blazers: Host Toronto on Friday night.
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Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 110 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 127 |
| 4th 3.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 110 - 127 |
| 4th 25.7 | |
Caleb Love defensive rebound | 110 - 127 |
| 4th 29.2 |  |
Bam Adebayo misses 7-foot two point shot | 110 - 127 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-94 | FG | 48-96 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-45 | 3PT | 20-50 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 15-19 | FT | 11-13 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 24 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 60 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 90 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,824 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington |
4 | 3 | .571 | - | W2 |
 Atlanta |
4 | 4 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Charlotte |
3 | 5 | .375 | 1.5 | L4 |
 Miami |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L1 |
 Orlando |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L2 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.8333333 | 5 |
 Oklahoma City |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Denver |
2 | 3 | L1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Utah |
4.5 | 6 | L5 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
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