Deni Avdija scored 20 points in Portland Trail Blazers' 127:110 victory over Miami Heat but did not finish the game after suffering a lower back injury during the third quarter. It happened two minutes into the quarter during a Heat offensive play when Avdija took a hit from Andrew Wiggins. He initially went to the bench, continued to receive treatment in the locker room, but after a few minutes Portland announced that the Israeli would not return to the court. Before the injury, he added seven rebounds and four assists.

