Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Monday night game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

After Bam Adebayo missed Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers with a lower back ... Pat Riley talks about Tyler Herro and his frustrating season filled with injuries.

Winning without Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo proved too much to ask from the Miami Heat, with their three-game winning streak snapped with a loss Monday night to the Los Angeles Clippers at the

James Harden scored 13 of his 26 points in a third-quarter revival that rallied the Los Angeles Clippers past the Miami Heat 109-98 to snap a two-game skid.

James Harden scored 21 points to go along with 12 assists, Ivica Zubac added 21 points and 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers earned a 116-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in the first game between the teams at Inglewood,

As the drama between the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler continues, the one bright spot this season has been the emergence of Tyler Herro. Besides his play on the floor, he has so far improved his availability, especially after Heat president Pat Riley called him “fragile” since he missed a significant amount of time last season.

James Harden scored 13 of his 26 points in a third-quarter revival that rallied the Los Angeles Clippers past ... Harden added 11 assists. Tyler Herro had 32 points and 11 rebounds to lead Miami ...

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) reacts after a foul is called ... of the season in Monday night’s 109-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome because of a lower back contusion ...

A new challenge. A new lineup. A new distraction. Add it all up and it turned into a new definition of disappointment as the Miami Heat opened the second half of their season with a 116-107 loss Tuesday night to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center,

As one of the younger teams in the NBA, the Blazers have made strides this year, but they’re still far from ready to compete with playoff-level competition on a regular basis. Portland ranks 27th in the league in offensive rating (108.6), and nearly as poorly on the other end, sitting 26th in defensive rating (117.1).

With under three weeks to the deadline, we looked at all 30 teams to see who should be buying or selling for the second half.