Overview
- Bam Adebayo scored 24 points, including 18 in the first quarter with four made 3-pointers.
- Eight Heat players reached double figures, led by Nikola Jovic with 20 off the bench and Jaime Jaquez Jr. with 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
- Erik Spoelstra started Kel'el Ware alongside Adebayo and moved Jovic to the second unit as Miami pushed the pace and shot 57.7% in the first half.
- Miami's 39-point halftime advantage was a franchise record as Memphis struggled, with Ja Morant limited to 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
- Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups remain on leave following arrests in the federal gambling investigation, and Heat players voiced public support for Rozier; Miami hosts the Knicks on Sunday.