🔗 Share this article Heat and Portland Trail Blazers Secure First Wins After Recent Arrests Miami recorded eighty-six first-half scores against the Grizzlies The Heat earned a crushing 146-114 win over the Grizzlies in their first NBA match since guard Terry Rozier was detained for alleged unlawful gambling. Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was also arrested in connection with a broad federal probe into illegal gambling. Both men contest the claims. But, the Miami team were focused as they recorded 86 opening half scores to be ahead of the Grizzlies by thirty-nine after two quarters, the largest halftime lead in the team's 37-year history. Bam Adebayo led the way with twenty-four points and later stated Rozier had the team's full backing. "We support him. Complete backing," Adebayo said. "We are with him all the way. He's like family ultimately." Miami head coach Spoelstra added: "Terry is a person who is very dear to all of us. He's had a beneficial influence on our team. "We send our thoughts and our care for him as he faces this." Portland additionally won their first game since the arrests, with Brazilian Tiago Splitter taking over as interim coach in Billups' absence and guiding the team to a convincing 139 to 119 victory against the Warriors. "Everyone experienced great experiences with Billups and how he coached," Splitter remarked. "We're thinking of him and his family but our focus is on the game." League Commissioner Silver 'Disturbed' over Arrests Speaking about the arrests for the first time, league head Adam Silver stated he was "very upset" by the incidents of the past few days. "There's nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition," he told Amazon Prime. "Therefore I had a pit in my stomach. It was disturbing." Silver further said an NBA investigation into Rozier's actions in spring 2023, when there was "unusual wagering" in a game he played for the Charlotte Hornets versus the New Orleans Pelicans, found nothing untoward. "It was brought to our attention by the regulators and the gambling firms," he continued. "We then looked into the matter and were open regarding it. Although there was the unusual wagering, we, frankly, found no evidence. "The federal government has legal authority... [it] can threaten to put people in jail, can take various actions that the NBA is unable to. "Therefore, we've been cooperating from that point. And, of course, what they revealed recently was an charge. "And two and a half years later, he has not been found guilty of any offense, in fairness to Rozier. "Clearly, it appears unfavorable, but he's been suspended, and so it is a compromise in this case between upholding rights and investigating." Other NBA Results Elsewhere, Los Angeles Lakers player Doncic recorded over forty points for the consecutive match straight to start the season. Following scoring forty-three scores in a first loss to the Warriors, the European star achieved 49 scores - along with eleven boards and 8 passes - as the Los Angeles defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-110. Greek forward Antetokounmpo additionally had a strong performance with thirty-one scores, twenty boards and seven passes in the Milwaukee Bucks' 122-116 victory at the Toronto Raptors. Houston Rockets were beaten 115-111 by the Detroit Pistons despite thirty-seven scores from Kevin Durant, while Wembanyama had 29 points, 11 boards and 9 rejections in the San Antonio Spurs' extra-time victory against the New Orleans.