Thomas Bryant had a season-high 26 points (16 in the fourth quarter) and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat routed the Portland Trail Blazers 142-82.
The Heat led by as many as 60, pulling away with a 37-17 run in the second quarter.
Terry Rozier had 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 6 assists. Bam Adebayo added 21 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists on 9 for 12 shooting, and Haywood Highsmith scored a career-high 20 points on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench. Bryant scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 4 20-point scorers. Rozier and Adebayo set each other up for 7 baskets and 18 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Trail Blazers, Scoot Henderson had 20 points and 6 assists, and Dalano Banton went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Heat shot 58.7% from the field and 53.8% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 40.2% and 16.7%. They held the Trail Blazers to 82 points, had 41 assists on 54 baskets and outscored them 69-23 off the bench. The Heat made 21 3-pointers, 6 of them by Rozier and 5 by Highsmith. The Trail Blazers turned it over 24 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Heat’s starters outscored the Trail Blazers 36-18 in 12 minutes together.