A game of ‘almosts’ gets Miami Heat beat by Portland, 110-107
A Game Of ‘Almosts’ Gets Miami Heat Beat By Portland, 110-107
That’s just it though. They, only, almost did enough.
Playing that way for most of the game, they would allow themselves to revert back into a more stagnant style of play over the last eight minutes or so of the contest. That allowed the Blazers to close a lead that was close to double digits heading into the fourth period.
The last minute or so of the game was very crucial.
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The teams would go back and forth, trading baskets and free throws.
It eventually came down to a Miami Heat possession with 8.5 seconds left on the game clock, one that saw them down three with a chance to tie. And after a series of passes, Max Strus would sink what many thought would be the biggest shot of the game, a contested three-pointer from the bottom side corner.
Tieing the ball game at 107 all, elation spread throughout the building as the Heat were surely about to force an overtime period, right? Wrong—all wrong.