Fri Jan 7, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Miami HeatHeat
125
away
Chemistry
Steady
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
106
home
Chemistry
Cold
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami HeatHeat | 27 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 125 |
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 19 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 106 |
After Action Report
The Heat outlasted the Trail Blazers 125-106. The Trail Blazers had no answer for the variance gods tonight. Heat's high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Heat came in with something to prove after a loss. Whispers of a Trail Blazers locker-room rift aren't helping. Trail Blazers' per-player workload didn't match the gameplan.
What tipped it
- Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Trail Blazers · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
- Trail Blazers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
- Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Heat · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.