Portland Trail Blazers (6-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (4-6, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Heat -8; over/under is 215
BOTTOM LINE: Miami faces Portland in out-of-conference action.
Miami finished 53-29 overall with a 29-12 record at home during the 2021-22 season. The Heat averaged 110.0 points per game while allowing opponents to score 105.6 last season.
Portland went 11-41 in Western Conference play and 10-31 on the road a season ago. The Trail Blazers averaged 106.2 points per game while shooting 44.2% from the field and 34.6% from 3-point range last season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Oct. 27 the Heat won 119-98 led by 18 points from Bam Adebayo, while Damian Lillard scored 22 points for the Trail Blazers.
INJURIES: Heat: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tyler Herro: day to day (ankle), Omer Yurtseven: out (knee).
Trail Blazers: Gary Payton II: out (core), Damian Lillard: day to day (calf), Justise Winslow: day to day (ankle), Olivier Sarr: out (wrist), Josh Hart: day to day (ankle), Anfernee Simons: day to day (foot).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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