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The Miami Heat hope to end their four-game losing streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night at the (for now) AmericanAirlines Arena.
Miami was already shorthanded after a pair of trades at the NBA deadline, but they will also be without Jimmy Butler (illness) tonight.
INJURIES
MIAMI:
- KZ Okpala: out (health and safety protocols)
- Goran Dragic: out (back)
- Udonis Haslem: out (health and safety protocols)
- Jimmy Butler (illness)
PORTLAND:
- Jusuf Nurkic: out (wrist)
- Zach Collins: out (ankle)
- Nassir Little: out (health and safety protocols)
- Anfernee Simons: out (health and safety protocols)
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.
TV: FOX SPORTS SUN, NBA League Pass
Radio: WAXY 790 / WAQI 710
Starting Lineups
| Blazers | Position | Heat |
|---|---|---|
| Blazers | Position | Heat |
| Anfernee Simons | PG | Gabe Vincent |
| CJ McCollum | SG | Duncan Robinson |
| Nassir Little | SF | Jimmy Butler |
| Robert Covington | PF | PJ Tucker |
| Jusuf Nurkic | C | Bam Adebayo |
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