It’s not often that a club goes to the Estadio da Luz and wins, but Benfica’s performance was so good that they needed a mistake from Rangers to not lose.

The Gers’ manager, Philippe Clement, was disappointed that his squad did not win but he was still very proud of them for winning the game back at Ibrox and maintaining the tie. His team is actually the slight favorites.

The Miami Heat had a difficult two-game road trip; on Friday night, they fell short of the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-100 after losing a close game to the Dallas Mavericks.

Miami finishes the season with a 35-28 record but holds the sixth seed. Taking down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic on consecutive nights was going to be a tough task. Nevertheless, with the Heat leading by double digits in the first half of each game, both were winnable.

In Oklahoma City on Friday night, the Heat looked good. They led by ten points at the break because to their excellent defensive performance in the first half. Patty Mills, making his Heat debut, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. provided some sparks off the bench for them. Jaquez scored a game-high 25 points, scoring 10 of 13 points with efficiency, to lead the squad.

Patty Mills made an immediate impression, scoring 11 points in his first seven minutes of play on 4 of 5 shots and 3 of 3 from downtown.
Miami’s already impressive lineup got much better. Patty Mills, a 35-year-old free agent, was signed by the Heat last week. Initially, it appeared to be an arbitrary addition, given that the Heat had also acquired defensive-minded guard Delon Wright.

immy Butler finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, almost achieving a triple-double.

Conversely, Bam Adebayo had a disappointing performance, finishing the game with just five points on a poor 1 of 9 shooting effort. When facing offensive heavyweights like the Thunder, Adebayo can cover shooting performances like this with a plethora of other skills, but Miami will just need more from him offensively.

Terry Rozier contributed five rebounds, four assists, and 14 points while shooting the ball well. He also performed well. But there must be enough firepower to counter when Gilgeous-Alexander is lighting up teams with 37 points, as he did against the Heat. Away from Jaquez

The result of this game could have been altered by a healthy Tyler Herro.
Herro might have made a big impact for the Heat versus guys like Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander, who are capable of winning MVP awards. The Heat would have been able to stay up with those offenses if he had been able to generate his own offense quickly.

The bad news is that the Heat have lost their last two games. The good news is that the schedule’s most difficult back-to-back set is now behind us. The Heat are still in sixth place in the East despite their record being worse and them staying put in the standings. They trail the fifth seed by just one and a half games as well.

Sunday at home against the struggling Washington Wizards provides Miami with a strong chance to get back on track.

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