GAME THREAD: NBA: MIAMI (4-13) at PORTLAND (6-12)

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NBA: MIAMI at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">MIAMI (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Wright 22:04 4-5 0-0 1-4 0 0 8
U Haslem 40:17 6-9 3-3 1-5 2 3 15
S O'Neal 21:19 3-9 2-9 6-10 0 5 8
D Wade 41:36 9-26 3-4 2-10 9 4 21
J Williams 30:37 4-6 0-0 0-3 9 1 10
R Davis 40:25 8-17 1-2 3-5 3 3 18
A Mourning 13:19 1-3 4-6 2-2 0 1 6
D Cook 30:23 9-11 0-0 0-3 1 5 20
P Hardaway DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Blount DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Quinn DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Johnson DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 44-86 13-24 15-42 24 22 106
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Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.542. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (J Williams 2-4, R Davis 1-4, D
Cook 2-2). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:2
(D Wade, U Haslem). Turnovers:13 (D Wade 5, S
O'Neal 4, J Williams 2, D Wright, D Cook).
Steals: 5 (R Davis 2, S O'Neal, D Wright, D
Cook).


PORTLAND (112)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Webster 20:50 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 4
L Aldridge 31:32 7-12 0-0 4-10 2 2 14
J Przybilla 23:58 1-2 0-2 3-8 1 4 2
B Roy 38:05 7-15 11-13 0-5 6 1 25
S Blake 29:58 3-6 4-4 0-4 5 1 12
C Frye 6:44 2-5 2-2 1-1 1 2 6
R LaFrentz 4:27 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 4
T Outlaw 29:05 9-17 2-5 1-7 2 1 20
J Jack 18:02 2-5 2-2 0-0 2 2 7
J Jones 27:25 5-7 0-0 2-3 1 3 14
S Rodriguez 9:54 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 0 4
J McRoberts DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 42-83 21-28 13-40 25 19 112
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Percentages: FG-.506, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (M Webster 0-1, B Roy 0-2, S Blake
2-3, T Outlaw 0-1, J Jack 1-4, J Jones 4-6).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:6 (J
Przybilla, J Jones, B Roy, T Outlaw, L
Aldridge, M Webster). Turnovers:10 (J Jack 4,
B Roy 2, S Rodriguez 2, S Blake, L Aldridge).
Steals: 3 (J Jones, C Frye, L Aldridge).

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MIAMI 25 17 31 33 - 106
PORTLAND 30 26 21 35 - 112
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,980. T: 2:34.
Officials: Derrick Collins, Gary Zielinski,
Ron Garretson.</div>

 

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PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Brandon Roy scored 25 points tolead five players in double figures as the Portland TrailBlazers posted a 112-106 victory over the Miami Heat onThursday.


Travis Outlaw contributed 20 points and seven rebounds off thebench and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 and 10 for the TrailBlazers, who have won two straight following a four-game slide.

Perhaps suffering from the sophomore jinx, Roy took over in thesecond half after being held to just seven points over the firsttwo quarters to help Portland hold a 77-73 edge heading intothe fourth.


The reigning Rookie of the Year poured in 11 of the Blazers' 21third-quarter points.


Dwyane Wade nailed a jumper, then scored on a driving layup asMiami closed to within 88-87 with six minutes remaining.

But the Heat would get no closer as Outlaw netted five pointsduring an aggressive 12-3 surge with 1:55 left to give the TrailBlazers their first winning streak of the season.


Miami fell to 0-3 on its six-game tour of the WesternConference.


Wade had 21 points and 10 boards and rookie Daequan Cook scoreda season-best 20 for the Heat, who shot 50 percent (44-of-86) inlosing their fourth straight game.

 

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PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Brandon Roy scored 25 points tolead five players in double figures as the Portland TrailBlazers posted a 112-106 victory over the Miami Heat onThursday.


Travis Outlaw contributed 20 points and seven rebounds off thebench and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 and 10 for the TrailBlazers, who have won two straight following a four-game slide.

"For the second straight game, Travis came off the bench andgave us a spark," Portland coach Nate McMillan said. "This iswhat we wanted from Travis. He comes in as a power forward onthe second unit and has really got it going."


Perhaps suffering from the sophomore jinx, Roy took over in thesecond half after being held to just seven points over the firsttwo quarters to help Portland hold a 77-73 edge heading intothe fourth.


"I went through that tough stretch for three or four games and Ifelt like I wasn't playing up to my abilities," Roy said of hisearly struggles this season. "I talked to the coach and hesaid, 'Quit thinking so much.' He said to go out there and beaggressive. That's what I did. Even when I missed shots, Ididn't care, and I continued to be aggressive."


The reigning Rookie of the Year poured in 11 of the Blazers' 21third-quarter points.


Dwyane Wade nailed a jumper, then scored on a driving layup asMiami closed to within 88-87 with six minutes remaining.

But the Heat would get no closer as Outlaw netted five pointsduring an aggressive 12-3 surge with 1:55 left to give the TrailBlazers their first winning streak of the season.


"We got down and then we had to come back," Miami coach PatRiley said. "We cut it to 88-87, then (Steve) Blake hit a longjumper and Outlaw hit a tough shot. After a while, it wassimply 1-on-1 to the basket. It was one thing after anotherdefensively."


Miami fell to 0-3 on its six-game tour of the WesternConference.


"It may look like a nightmare now," Wade said. "(But) we'llwake up one day from it. It doesn't get any easier from here.We just can't turn the ball over and give other teams easybaskets."


Wade had 21 points and 10 boards and rookie Daequan Cook scoreda season-best 20 for the Heat, who shot 50 percent (44-of-86) inlosing their fourth straight game.


In the first quarter, Miami's Shaquille O'Neal sent Portland'sJoel Przybilla crashing to the floor at the 11:11 mark, causinghim to remain down for several minutes before leaving the game.