Simons and Ayton lead Trail Blazers to 116-107 win over Heat
MIAMI (AP) Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Miami Heat 116-107 on Tuesday night.
Jerami Grant finished with 18 points and Deni Avdija added 16 for the Blazers, who lost by 60 the last time they played in Miami on March 29.
Shaedon Sharpe had 12 points while Scoot Henderson and Dalano Banton finished with 11 each.
Rookie Kel’el Ware had 20 points and 16 rebounds and Duncan Robinson finished with 22 points for the Heat, playing without leading scorer Tyler Herro, who missed his first game of the season because of groin tightness. Jimmy Butler had 13.
The Blazers extended a six-point lead early in the third period with a 21-8 run. Ayton scored eight points during the surge that put Portland ahead 86-63.
Down 21 early in the fourth, the Heat narrowed the gap with a 19-4 run. Jaime Jaquez’s two free throws with 1:58 remaining got Miami within 112-105 before Grant made three of four free throws to give Portland a 115-105 lead with 35 seconds left.
Trail Blazers: Didn’t commit their first turnover until Henderson’s errant pass with 8:11 remaining in the third quarter. It was the first time they didn’t commit a turnover in a half since Jan. 16, 2019 against Cleveland.
Heat: After making 5 of 7 3-pointers in the first period the Heat then missed 19 straight from behind the arc. Ware’s 3-pointer with 3:13 remaining in the third quarter ended the drought.
Grant’s 3-pointer and Ayton’s layup in the final minute of the first half gave the Blazers the lead for good at 61-55.
The Blazers made 6 of 12 3-pointers in the third period that helped build largest lead at 92-65.
The Trail Blazers visit Orlando while the Heat play at Milwaukee, both on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Kel'el Ware (Bam Adebayo gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 |  | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:33 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:31 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:14 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point tip layup | 0-2 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:24 | | Duncan Robinson blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point putback layup | 4-5 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:48 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-7 |
| 9:32 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Deni Avdija misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 9:12 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-9 |
| 8:45 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-9 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 12-11 |
| 8:09 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 12-14 |
| 7:39 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:02 | | Kel'el Ware blocks Scoot Henderson's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 12-17 |
| 6:21 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 12-20 |
| 5:54 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 14-20 |
| 5:34 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 14-23 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 16-23 |
| 5:07 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 16-26 |
| 4:52 | | Kel'el Ware blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:47 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback dunk | 18-26 |
| 4:44 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-27 |
| 4:44 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-28 |
| 4:24 | | Jerami Grant misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback layup | 20-28 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 20-30 |
| 3:50 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 23-30 |
| 3:35 | | Jerami Grant personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot | 25-30 |
| 2:53 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Anfernee Simons blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Dalano Banton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:14 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point running dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 27-30 |
| 1:33 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 27-32 |
| 1:32 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 29-32 |
| 0:59 | | Dalano Banton blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point running jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 32-32 |
| 0:37 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 32-34 |
| 0:37 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-35 |
| 0:30 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-35 |
| 0:18 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-35 |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point stepback jump shot | 34-38 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | |