The Miami Heat (16 - 10) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (11 - 18) 116 - 109 on Sunday. The Trail Blazers' frontcourt defense has been an Achilles' heel all season long, and the Heat were able to exploit the glaring weakness on the way to a high - scoring victory on Sunday. Miami rode a pair of double - doubles from their two big men to victory, with Chris Bosh (29 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals) and Hassan Whiteside (22 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, five blocks and two steals) both posting their best all - around performances in over a month. The home team also clamped down on defense in the second half, allowing only 47 points following intermission after surrendering 62 in the first half. The visitors were unsurprisingly led by Damian Lillard, who tallied 32 points, nine assists, two rebounds and a steal. Lillard's success rate from the field (56 percent) was his best since a 56 percent figure on Nov. 2 against the Timberwolves. Backcourt mate C.J. McCollum pitched in with 20 points, six assists and three rebounds, while Al-Farouq Aminu (16 points, four rebounds, two assists, three steals) and Miles Plumlee (11 points, seven rebounds, two assists) were the other two members of the starting five with notable contributions. Meyers Leonard and Allen Crabbe paced the Portland bench with a pair of eight - point efforts. The Trail Blazers fell to 11 - 18 and currently reside in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Atlanta to face off against the Hawks on Monday. Dwyane Wade (18 points, seven assists, two rebounds, two steals) and Luol Deng (17 points, two rebounds and an assist) supported the outstanding efforts of Whiteside and Bosh. The point total for Deng largely consisted of the season - high five three - pointers that he drained on the afternoon. The Heat also received excellent production off the bench from Gerald Green, who poured in 17 points and helped make up for some of the offensive shortfall that resulted from the ejection of point guard Goran Dragic early in the fourth quarter for arguing calls with the referees. Miami improved to 16 - 10 and remains in first place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They face off against the Pistons at American Airlines Arena on Tuesday.
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