Heat shut down Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers

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The Miami Heat held Damian Lillard to just 12 points, beating the host Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night.

Lillard, who entered the game ranked third in the league in scoring (29.0), made just 3-of-10 shots from the floor in 37 minutes. It was his third-lowest-scoring game of the season.

CJ McCollum and Norman Powell led the Trail Blazers with 17.

Miami was led by Bam Adebayo, who had a game-high 22 points. Jimmy Butler added 20 points. Butler also had game-highs in assists (five) and steals (four).

The Heat played a clean game, with no turnovers in the first half. For the game, the Heat was plus-…

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