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The Heat snap the Blazers’ streak with a 119-98 win

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 18 points and the Miami Heat snapped Portland’s four-game winning streak with a 119-98 victory on Wednesday.

Damian Lillard had 22 points for Portland when he limped off with just five minutes remaining and went straight to the locker room. He did not return to the court, and the Blazers later announced that he had a right calf strain.

Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler each had 17 points for the Heat, who went on to open a 26-point lead. Six Miami players finished in double figures.

Rookie Shaedon Sharpe had 15 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which had won its first four games of the season for the first time since 1999. The Blazers were the last undefeated team in the Western Conference.

The first half was tight. Jerami Grent hit a 3-pointer to put the Blazers up 44-36, but Tyler Herro responded with another 3-pointer for the visitors.

Herro hit another basket and then added a 3-pointer to put Miami up 52-51, and the Heat took a 61-56 margin at halftime. Herro finished with 14 points.

The Heat went up 81-70 on a dunk by Butler midway through the third quarter. Without Lillard, the Blazers struggled offensively for the rest of the game.

Miami broke its season record with 15 triples.

AP

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