Trail Blazers at Heat
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.