With the surprise announcement that the Heat and Blazers would be missing two of their best players, the complexion of Sunday evening’s game changed. But probably not by much, as Miami Heat dominated the slower-looking Portland team for a 122-111 victory that wasn’t even that close.
The recap thoughts will be short tonight.
- Missing Pieces. CJ McCollum was out due to cold symptoms for Portland, and Jimmy Butler missed the game due to back issues. But Anfernee Simons was pretty fun to watch in McCollum’s place with 19 points.