Butler and Rozier make strong returns to the lineup, Heat beat Blazers 106-96
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Jimmy Butler had 22 points and nine assists, Terry Rozier scored 19 points and the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 106-96 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
Rozier was one of three players returning to the Miami lineup, playing in his first game since sustaining a knee injury on Feb. 11 against Boston.
“He has an ability to break the defense down, or at least get a defense to overreact,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “When you have multiple guys who are weapons like that, it’s good for your offense. I also really respect how much time he put into this to be able to get back and fast-track this.”
Added Rozier: “Just really no vacation for the (All-Star) break, trying to get back, putting in 2- or 3-a-days at a time. But I feel good. Credit to the medical staff, they did a great job of making sure I’m back and making sure I’m really fully healthy, making sure we didn’t rush nothing. I’m happy to be back.”
Butler and Nikola Jovic both made their returns after serving a one-game suspension for their roles in an on-court altercation in New Orleans on Feb. 23.
The Heat also used their 31st different starting lineup of the season, tying a franchise record. The Heat also had 31 combinations in the 2014-15 season; they needed only 58 games to match that mark this season.
Anfernee Simons scored 26 points for the Blazers, who led by 15 points. Jerami Grant had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Portland’s Deandre Ayton did not play in the second half, being ruled out with a right hand sprain. Ayton took a hard fall after a collision with Kevin Love in the first quarter and continued playing before being pulled at half, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
“X-rays were negative. I think there will be some further testing because he was in quite a bit of pain,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “I thought (Ayton) dominated that first half. Offensively, defensively, he dominated the game.”
The Heat quickly cut into the Blazers’ 10-point halftime lead, going on an 8-0 run to cut it to 56-54.
The Heat took their first lead at 73-71 with 4:07 left in the third quarter and led 80-76 entering the final period.
Portland tied the game twice early in the fourth quarter before the Heat pushed their lead to double digits.
Butler slowly brought the Heat back in the second quarter. Butler scored five quick points to cut the Blazers’ lead to eight and then assisted on a basket to make it 33-27.
Tyler Herro missed his second straight game with a knee injury while Thomas Bryant continues to serve his three-game suspension for his role in the New Orleans incident.
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Heat: At Denver on Thursday night.
Trail Blazers: At Memphis on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Deandre Ayton (Anfernee Simons gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:20 |  | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 0-6 |
| 10:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Kris Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:25 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:08 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-7 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-8 |
| 9:54 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 9:36 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Terry Rozier misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Jimmy Butler blocks Kris Murray's three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 2-8 |
| 8:59 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 8:59 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-10 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:28 | | Jerami Grant turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 8:14 | | Kris Murray turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running finger roll layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 6-10 |
| 7:58 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 7:49 | | Deandre Ayton kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:36 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Jimmy Butler's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:36 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 6-12 |
| 7:09 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 7:05 | | Toumani Camara misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:05 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 6-15 |
| 6:41 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:25 | | Nikola Jovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:25 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Nikola Jovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:22 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 6-17 |
| 6:01 | | Deandre Ayton technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:01 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 7-17 |
| 5:47 | | Terry Rozier misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-19 |
| 5:21 | | Terry Rozier misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Matisse Thybulle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Matisse Thybulle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Matisse Thybulle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-20 |
| 4:59 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:43 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Caleb Martin offensive foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | Caleb Martin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Jabari Walker misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:09 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Caleb Martin turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point stepback jump shot | 7-22 |
| 3:42 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 10-22 |
| 3:31 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 10-25 |
| 3:14 | | Matisse Thybulle personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 13-25 |
| 2:58 | | Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Charge) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Caleb Martin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot | 13-28 |
| 2:04 | | Matisse Thybulle blocks Kevin Love's three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Jerami Grant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:14 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Duop Reath turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:39 | | Duop Reath personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:26 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:20 | | Delon Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point reverse layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 15-28 |
| 0:00 | | Duop Reath misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 18-28 |
| 11:23 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Kevin Love turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point cutting dunk (Jabari Walker assists) | 18-30 |
| 10:51 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-30 |
| 10:51 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-30 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 20-33 |
| 10:18 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Dalano Banton blocks Jimmy Butler's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Dalano Banton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Delon Wright assists) | 22-33 |
| 9:54 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-33 |
| 9:43 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:41 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 25-33 |
| 9:32 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:29 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Delon Wright makes two point running reverse layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 27-33 |
| 9:02 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 27-35 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 29-35 |
| 8:16 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 29-38 |
| 7:52 | | Kevin Love misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Delon Wright personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving hook shot (Kris Murray assists) | 29-40 |
| 7:26 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 32-40 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 32-43 |
| 7:01 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:42 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 34-43 |
| 6:14 | | Caleb Martin blocks Anfernee Simons's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup | 34-45 |
| 5:53 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:33 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:17 | | Kris Murray misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving finger roll layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 34-47 |
| 5:12 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-48 |
| 4:51 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point tip layup | 36-48 |
| 4:32 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 38-48 |
| 3:57 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving layup | 38-50 |
| 3:46 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 3:01 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Loose ball) (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Anfernee Simons's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Toumani Camara misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point cutting layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 40-50 |
| 2:11 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-51 |
| 2:11 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 |