National Basketball Association
Portland 110, Miami 107
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2022
Where: Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #40 Leon Wood, #70 Phenizee Ransom, #60 James Williams
Attendance: 19600

Josh Hart swished a left-corner 3-pointer at the buzzer as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Miami Heat 110-107 on Monday night.

Miami's Max Strus had tied the score at 107 with a contested 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left. But the Blazers raced down court, and Damian Lillard passed the ball to Hart for the game-winner.

Portland's Anfernee Simons scored a game-high 25 points. Jerami Grant finished with 23 points, and Lillard had 19 points and six assists.

Hart finished with 12 points and eight assists.

Miami blew a 15-point second-half lead.

Heat forward Jimmy Butler, returning from a two-game absence, produced 16 points, seven assists, six steals and four rebounds. He had been out due to a sore left hip.

The Heat, who were opening a four-game homestand, had seven players in double-figure scoring. Bam Adebayo tied Hart and Butler for scoring honors with 16 points and Kyle Lowry added eight assists.

However, Miami's Tyler Herro, who has a sprained left ankle, missed his first game of the season. He is Miami's second-leading scorer at 19.6 points per game.

Lillard and Simons both returned from injuries. Lillard, who was averaging 31 points before missing four straight games due to a strained right calf.

Simons was averaging 22 points before missing two straight games due to a foot injury.

Ex-Heat forward Justise Winslow scored 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting off the bench.

Grant scored 10 points in a first quarter that finished tied at 28. Both teams shot 45 percent from the floor.

Miami took a 60-53 lead at halftime as Duncan Robinson scored nine points on 3-for-5 shooting, all from long range, in the second quarter.

The Heat stretched their lead to 81-73 at the end of the third quarter. Miami's Caleb Martin led all scorers in the period with eight points.

In the fourth, Lillard passed to Grant for a 3-pointer to give Portland a 105-104 lead with 29.3 seconds left.

After Adebayo got called for an offensive foul, Simons made two free throws with 8.5 seconds left, giving Portland a 107-104 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Miami
Anfernee Simons 25 Scoring Bam Adebayo 16
Josh Hart 8 Assists Kyle Lowry 8
Jusuf Nurkic 11 Rebounds Kyle Lowry 7
Damian Lillard 8 Free Throws Made Jimmy Butler 6
Josh Hart 2 Steals Jimmy Butler 6
Drew Eubanks 1 Blocks Bam Adebayo 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 110 52.8 16-37 18-21 27 37 2 7 19
Miami 107 47.6 14-39 13-15 28 32 2 11 12
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Heat have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.