A new challenge. A new lineup. A new distraction. Add it all up and it turned into a new definition of disappointment as the Miami Heat opened the second half of their season with a 116-107 loss Tuesday night to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center,

There could not have been a better advertisement for the All-Star candidacy of the Heat guard Tyler Herro than Tuesday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2 and fall back to .500. The Heat (21-21) now hits the road to begin a two-game trip on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks:

Tyler Herro received a big injury update for the Heat's game on Saturday night against the Trail Blazers in Portland.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat NBA game to be played on January 21, 2025 on ESPN.

The Blazers won Sunday in Chicago, 113-102. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with 23 points. That snapped a 5-game losing streak for the Blazers. Miami knocked off the Spurs Sunday at home, 128-107, behind 25 points from rookie Kel ‘El Ware.

Tyler Herro had 32 points, including seven 3-pointers, and the Miami Heat downed the Portland Trail Blazers 119-98 on Saturday night.

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Highsmith received two DNP-CDs (did not play, coach’s decision) in the Heat’s first four games and has logged single-digit minutes in five games this season, as his minutes have fluctuated despite being used in a starting role for most of the schedule.

Nikola Jokic delivered his fourth straight triple-double on Tuesday, a league-leading 19th of the season, to propel the Denver Nuggets to a 144-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Miami Heat 116-107 on Tuesday night. Jerami Grant finished with 18 points and Deni Avdija added 16 for the Blazers,