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NBA Wade scores 32, Heat rally to beat Blazers Aldridge's double-double not enough for Portland Comment By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press DailyTidings.com By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press Posted Mar. 18, 2015 at 8:36 PM By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press Posted Mar. 18, 2015 at 8:36 PM » Social News MIAMI — Dwyane Wade grabbed the last rebound along the baseline and threw the ball skyward as time expired, a scene eerily reminiscent of the final play of his first NBA Finals. No, this isn't 2006. But Wade is unquestionably turning back the clock. Wade scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, including a jumper with 13.6 seconds left to break a tie and help the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-104 on Wednesday night. "This is what I love to do," Wade said. "This is the fun part of this game. I mean, obviously the last couple years I had to do what I had to do for that team. But now for this team I get to be a little bit back to my usual self, having the ball. I'm not going to do it right every time, but I like my chances most nights." Wade leads the NBA in fourth-quarter scoring this season, averaging 7.3 points. Miami trailed by 11 in the second half, but rallied and moved up to the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. "He just understands the moment right now," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We don't have to talk about it. Here's the ball — make the play for the team." Luol Deng had 24 points on 4-for-4 shooting from 3-point range for Miami, which got 20 points and 11 assists from Goran Dragic and a 12-point, 10-rebound night from Hassan Whiteside. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 34 points and 12 rebounds. Damian Lillard scored 17 and Arron Afflalo added 15 for the Trail Blazers, who fell a half-game behind Houston in the race for third in the Western Conference. "They picked up the pressure defensively in the second half," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. "Miami played very well, particularly at the offensive end." After Wade hit the go-ahead jumper, Portland turned it over on the inbounds pass. Wade got fouled 4 seconds later and sealed it with two free throws. "D-Wade is amazing," Whiteside said. "Y'all can quote me on that. And that's it." Miami turned the 11-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 5:40 left. That left the Blazers plenty of time. Aldridge got into the lane and scored with 1:35 left to tie the game. After Whiteside blocked a shot from Robin Lopez at the rim, Aldridge got the offensive rebound — his only one on that end of the floor all night — and scored with 52.1 seconds left to put the Blazers up 104-102. But the rest was all Wade. "I'm just doing whatever I can to help my teammates," Wade said. Miami got assists on 10 of its 13 field goals in the third, had seven different players score and went 5 for 5 from 3-point range — the team's best one-quarter showing from beyond the arc since the first game of the 2013-14 season — to get within 81-79 going into the fourth. Deng opened the final quarter with another 3-pointer, and Miami had its first lead since the opening minutes. "Their third-quarter momentum made it a game and they did it with guys you don't necessarily expect to do that," Stotts said. 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