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Heat's Wade (back,neck) out 2nd straight game

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who missed Friday's game with back and neck issues, said late Friday that he's "very unlikely" to play Saturday against Portland on Saturday.

Wade, who leads the Heat with 19.2 points per game, was injured on a hard fall during Wednesday's loss to the Lakers and watched Miami's 112-106 victory against Sacramento on Friday from the bench in street clothes.

"It got worse [Friday]," Wade told reporters after Friday's game. "The impact I made when I hit the floor, my lower back is real sore.