On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in Florida. The Heat lost by a score of 116-107. Jimmy Butler finished the loss with 13 points, four rebounds and eight assists while shooting 4/9 from the field and 1/1 from the three-point range in 27 minutes of playing time.

As one of the younger teams in the NBA, the Blazers have made strides this year, but they’re still far from ready to compete with playoff-level competition on a regular basis. Portland ranks 27th in the league in offensive rating (108.6), and nearly as poorly on the other end, sitting 26th in defensive rating (117.1).

The Miami Heat (21-21) were dominated by the Portland Trailblazers (15-28) 116-107. Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup: 1. Kel’el Ware shines in his first start of his career. One of the only positives of this game was the growth and potential future of the young core of the Heat.

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,

Portland led throughout the second half en route to a 116-107 win over Miami on Tuesday night.Anfernee Simons hit back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the sec