Trail Blazers vs Heat Picks and Prediction – 3/30/2024

The Portland Trail Blazers look to snap an eight-game losing streak with a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Miami Heat. Portland is 19-54 and the Trail Blazers have been eliminated from playoff contention. Portland was defeated by the Atlanta Hawks 120-106 on Wednesday night. The leading scorer for Portland in the loss was Dalano Banton with 31 points. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA picks.

Anfernee Simons is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 22.6 points and 5.5 assists per game, while Deandre Ayton is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.1 rebounds per game. Jerami Grant is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.0 points per game. Portland is scoring an average of 107.6 points per game, while shooting 44.4% overall and 35.3% from 3-point territory.

The Miami Heat look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. Miami is 39-33 and 7th in the Eastern conference, one game behind sixth place, with the top six avoiding the play-in round of the tournament. Miami was defeated by the Golden State Warriors 113-92 on Tuesday night and the Heat have lost seven of the last 11.

Jimmy Butler is leading Miami in scoring and assists with averages of 21.4 points and 4.8 assists per game, while Bam Adebayo is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.6 per game. Miami has seven players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 109.3 points per game, while shooting 46.2% overall and 36.7% from 3-point territory.