Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat Prediction: Will the Trail Blazers be closer to success?

Portland won three out of four matches in Las Vegas and did not get to the final stage only by extra points. Will the Trail Blazers be closer to success in the consolation playoffs against Miami?

Portland Trail Blazers

Trail Blazers lost in the very first match of the summer training camp, failing to cope with Houston, even at the very end of the game - 99:100. Then Portland achieved three consecutive victories - over San Antonio (85:80), Charlotte (97:93) and Orlando (88:71).

Portland has a lot of interesting players, both experienced by Summer League standards and newcomers, but Scoot Henderson, the third pick of the 2023 draft, is getting special attention. The 19-year-old G-League defender has only played one game so far, scoring 15 points against Houston.

Miami Heat

The Heat are strictly alternating wins and losses in Summer League so far. The Miami team started training camp with meetings in Sacramento, where they beat the Los Angeles Lakers (107:90) and lost to the local Kings (83:95). Then in Las Vegas alternately beat Boston (99:88), lost to Phoenix (70:73), beat Milwaukee (91:72) and failed to cope with Denver (81:112).

In the meeting with Denver, Orlando Robinson did not play for Miami. But it was the big man from Fresno State, who had already played for the main team, who was the most noticeable figure of the Heat in other matches. For example, in the meeting with Milwaukee, he had 25 points.

Expert Betting Tips

Portland confidently passed the main part of the tournament in Las Vegas and did not get to the semifinals only because Jabari Smith from Houston got under the final siren in the first match. The Trail Blazers will prove their level in their meeting with Miami. In addition, we expect the game to be productive - the Heat may have Orlando Robinson back on the court, making Miami's offense look much more interesting than it does without him.