Hassan Whiteside had 28 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108.
The Heat never trailed and led by as many as 15.
The Trail Blazers got within 104-103 on Meyers Leonard’s 29-foot 3-pointer with 5:15 to play, but Whiteside answered with a hook shot, and the Trail Blazers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Trail Blazers 8-2. Whiteside scored 4 of the Heat’s 8 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Dwyane Wade had 22 points and 9 rebounds off the bench.
For the Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum scored 33 points with 7 3-pointers, and Jake Layman added a career-high 25 points (16 in the paint) and 8 rebounds off the bench.
The Heat shot 54.2% from the field to the Trail Blazers’ 45.2%. The Trail Blazers got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Trail Blazers outscored the Heat 21-10 in 6 minutes with Turner, Leonard, McCollum, Curry and Layman on the floor together.