In today's regular season, the Heat won 104-92 at home to the Blazers.
Semenz and McLemore each scored, and Covington hit a 10-2 run from three points for the Blazers. Adebayo hit a three-pointer and Dunro hit a three-pointer, but CJ hit a three-pointer; Strus and Covington each hit a three-pointer, dunroe hit a three-pointer, but CJ scored consecutive points; Guy and Dedmund each scored at the end of the quarter, and finally the Heat trailed by 3 points 23-26 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Strus scored eight straight points, Vincent hit a three-pointer, and the Heat rebounded by nine points. Semons hit three straight points in response and Gay hit threes, but then CJ and Simmons scored consecutive points. Butler scored 2+1 and complained that the penalty was expelled after being blown two technical fouls in a row. Semons went on to score consecutive points, while Martin scored five straight points at the end of the quarter to give the Heat a two-point lead at 58-56 at halftime.
Easy side to fight again, Snell three-pointers, Semens Nurkic all scored, the Blazers a wave of 9-0 topped the seven points. After Vincent's mid-range shot responded, Martin scored 15 points in a single quarter, scoring consecutive points and dunks 2+1, and CJ Simmons and Covington also scored, and both sides clenched the score. The Blazers led 80-78 after the final third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Dedmund scored consecutive pie points, and the Heat overtook 2 points. The two sides then alternated points, with McCollum scoring a mid-range shot and the two sides tied 87. Vincent then hit a mid-range shot and Adebayor scored six straight points while the Heat completely blocked the Trail Blazers on the defensive end, opening up the gap 8-0. Nurkic scored twice in a row, but Strus stretched the gap to 10 points in the last two minutes of the three-pointer, and the Blazers hit the iron in a row, and the game lost suspense.
Trail Blazers: Anfine Simmons (Semens) had 27 points and seven assists, McCollum had 24 points, Nurkic had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Covington had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Heat: Adebayo 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks, Vincent had 11 points, 7 assists and 3 steals on 4-of-13 shooting, Butler had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the 15 minutes before leaving, Caleb Martin had 26 points and 8 rebounds, Dedmund had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Strus had 15 points and 5 rebounds.