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Trail Blazers at Heat

- — Ira Winderman

When/Where: 7:30 p.m., AmericanAi­rlines Arena Tickets: Available at heat.com or 800-462-2849 TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish)

Scouting report: This is the first game of a two-game season series that concludes March 12 in Portland . ... The Blazers swept last season’s two-game series, with victories in the past three matchups . ... The Heat have won four of the past five meetings at AmericanAi­rlines Arena, with the exception being last season’s 115-104 loss . ... This is the Heat’s first home game since Dec. 3, with a game to follow Friday in Charlotte . ... The Heat are coming off Monday’s 107-82 victory in Memphis, now with consecutiv­e wins after losing four of their previous five. The Heat have held their past two opponents, including the Nets on Saturday in Mexico City, to .407 and .389 shooting, respective­ly . ... This is the second game of a five-game trip for the Blazers, a quick turnaround after Monday’s 111-104 road loss to the Warriors, which came despite 39 pints from Damian Lillard. ... Hassan Whiteside (knee) is questionab­le and Rodney McGruder (leg) and Okaro White (foot) are out for the Heat, with A.J. Hammons, Derrick Walton Jr. and Matt Williams Jr. on G League assignment . ... For the Trail Blazers, Maurice Harkless (quad) and Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) are questionab­le, with Wade Baldwin IV and C.J. Wilcox on G League assignment.

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