Miami Heat (1-3) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4-0)
The Miami Heat hit the road Wednesday, October 26, 2022, to start a three-game trip on the west coast with a tough matchup against the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Last season, Miami swept Portland while covering the spread on both occasions, and the Heat shoot for their fourth consecutive victory over the Trail Blazers. It’s a pick ‘em contest this time around with a total of 221.0 points.
The Miami Heat just finished a four-game homestand, suffering a 98-90 defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays this past Monday. They fell to 1-3 SU and 0-4 ATS on the young season, holding the fourth-lowest offensive rating in the NBA (106.9 points per 100 possessions). On the other side of the ball, the Heat are giving up 112.0 points per 100 possessions (18th in the league) on 44.3% shooting from the field (8th) and 39.3% from beyond the 3-point line (23rd).
Miami is making just 44.1% of its field goals (23rd) and 33.1% of its 3-pointers (tied-20th). Last Saturday, they beat Toronto 112-109 while shooting 11-for-30 from downtown. Two days later, they fell short, going 8-for-34 from beyond the arc.
Last night was yet another defense-first matchup with Toronto and it came down to some big shots at the end.@CoupNBA has his Takeaways on how Miami closed its season-opening homestand ??
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 25, 2022
Jimmy Butler leads the way for the Heat, averaging 23.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists a night. Bam Adebayo is tallying 13.8 points and 8.5 boards per game, and the Heat have a disastrous minus-22.8 net rating with Bam on the bench. Tyler Herro had career-high 15 rebounds last time out, and the 2022 Sixth Man of the Year is racking up 21.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 4.5 dimes per game as a starter in 2022-23.
The Heat are missing Victor Oladipo, who’s struggling with knee tendonitis and has yet to make his season debut. The two-time All-Star is not traveling with Miami on its current road trip.
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