Sports writing (USA), Apr 12 (EFE) .- Center Bam Adebayo and forward Jimmy Butler were once again the perfect combination in the interior and exterior game of the Miami Heat, who beat 98-107 away at home. the Portland Trail Blazers.
Adebayo contributed 22 points and Butler reached 20 in the sixth victory achieved by the Miami team in the last seven games and that against the Trail Blazers they had up to 20 points ahead in the fourth period.
Guard CJ McCollum and forward Norman Powell each finished with 17 points as leaders of the Trail Blazers, who suffered 17 turnovers.
Point guard Damian Lillard did not have his best scoring inspiration and finished with just 12 points after scoring just three baskets that were triples.
The Heat were left without guard Victor Oladipo, acquired by the Miami team on March 25 in a trade with the Houston Rockets, who was injured Thursday in the last quarter of Miami’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Point guard Kendrick Nunn started in Oladipo’s place. Nunn, who did not play in six consecutive games after injuring his right ankle at the start of the meeting on March 26 against the Charlotte Hornets, finished with 15 points.
The Trail Blazers had Bosnian center Jusuf Nurkic starting, but he contributed just six points with nine rebounds.
While the Swiss center Enes Kanter, who the night before had started, and established the best franchise record with 30 rebounds, left 20 minutes in reserve and was perfect (5-5) in the field goals with 10 points and eight rebounds.
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