Heat Beat Grizzlies 136-120 Behind Wiggins, Powell

Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins scored 28 points, and guard Norman Powell added 25 as the Heat defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 136-120 on Saturday night at Kaseya Center, securing a victory on the second night of a back-to-back schedule.

The win came against a Grizzlies team focused on improving its draft lottery position, similar to recent efforts by other rebuilding squads around the league. Miami pulled ahead early, leading 39-33 after the first quarter and 73-68 at halftime. The Heat extended the margin to 20 points in the third quarter before entering the fourth up 112-94. Memphis narrowed the gap late, prompting coach Erik Spoelstra to return starters Powell, Wiggins and center Bam Adebayo to the floor until the final two minutes.

Wiggins shot 9 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 4 from three-point range, and reached 15,000 career points with his 21st tally of the night. Powell overcame early foul trouble and missed free throws to finish 10 of 16 from the field, capitalizing on open driving lanes against Memphis' defense. Guard Tyler Herro, in his second game back after missing 15 contests with a rib injury, contributed 14 points, six assists and five rebounds off the...