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The Miami Heat will attempt to remain unbeaten on a six-game road trip when they visit the struggling Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. The Heat are 4-0 on the excursion after notching a 121-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Trail Blazers have dropped eight straight games, matching their worst stretch during a poor season. It is their third streak of at least seven defeats this season.
Miami will be playing the second game of a road back-to-back set but will get Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jovic back after each served a one-game suspension on Monday. They were docked for their role during an altercation between the Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Thomas Bryant will serve his second game of a three-game ban on Tuesday, also stemming from the New Orleans
Heat guard Tyler Herro could be back after missing the Sacramento game due to a hyperextended left knee. An MRI exam came back.
Even with Butler (21.4 scoring average) and Herro (20.8) sidelined, the Heat reached 120 points for just the third time in their past 20 games. Bam Adebayo led the way with 28 points against the Kings to top 20 for the fifth time in six games and raise his season mark to 20.5. He made 11 of 18 shots and added 10 rebounds and seven assists to help Miami hold off a Sacramento comeback attempt.
The Heat also received another stellar effort from rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. He scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting while focused on softening the loss of Butler.
