"It's a perfect set-up for them to get back on track," Bryant said. "They have no options but to fight, but to play their hearts out. This is going to be a big challenge for us. ... They've lost five games in a row now and they're looking at this game as being the game that turns this around."
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Portland wasn't going to let that happen. Whenever Miami tried making any sort of run, the Blazers had an answer.
"Tonight, it wasn't about Miami as opposed to the challenge was to ourselves," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "Miami is a very good team. We knew that they would come out with a sense of urgency. It was a challenge for us. We knew that if we want to become one of those elite teams we have to go out and play.”
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