🔗 Share this article Miami Heat and Trail Blazers Claim First Victories Following Recent Arrests Miami put up eighty-six opening half scores against the Grizzlies The Heat earned a crushing 146 to 114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in their first NBA game after guard Terry Rozier was detained over alleged unlawful gambling. Trail Blazers head coach Billups was also arrested in connection with a sweeping federal probe into illegal gambling. Both men contest the claims. However, the Miami team were focused as they scored 86 opening half points to be ahead of Memphis by 39 after two quarters, the largest half-time advantage in the franchise's 37 year existence. Adebayo top-scored with 24 points and afterwards said Terry had the team's full backing. "We stand behind him. Full support," Adebayo stated. "You support him through and through. That's our brother at the end of the day." Heat coach Erik Spoelstra commented: "Rozier is a person who is important to everyone. He has made a beneficial influence on our locker room. "We send our thoughts and support for him as he goes through the situation." Portland additionally secured their first game since the arrests, with Brazilian Tiago Splitter stepping in as temporary head coach in Billups' absence and guiding the squad to a convincing 139-119 win against the Warriors. "Everyone experienced great experiences with Billups and his coaching style," Tiago remarked. "We're thinking of him and his family but we have a job to do." NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'Upset' over Arrests Speaking about the arrests for the first time, NBA commissioner Silver stated he was "deeply disturbed" by the incidents of the past few days. "There's nothing more important to the NBA and its fans than the integrity of the competition," he told a broadcaster. "And so I had a pit in my stomach. It was disturbing." The commissioner also mentioned an NBA investigation into the player's actions in March 2023, when there was "unusual wagering" in a match he participated for the Hornets versus the Pelicans, discovered no wrongdoing. "We were informed by the regulators and the gambling firms," he continued. "We then looked into that situation and were open about it. Although there was the unusual wagering, we, honestly, couldn't find anything. "The federal government has subpoena power... [it] can impose penalties, can do all kinds of things that the league office is unable to. "Therefore, we've been cooperating since then. And, of course, what they revealed yesterday was an indictment. "Moreover two and a half years after, he still hasn't been convicted of any offense, in fairness to Terry. "Clearly, it doesn't look good, but he's been suspended, and so it is a compromise in this case between protecting people's rights and conducting an inquiry." Additional NBA Results In other games, Los Angeles Lakers player Luka Doncic scored over forty scores for the consecutive match in a row to begin the campaign. Following scoring forty-three scores in a first loss to the Warriors, the Slovenian achieved forty-nine points - along with 11 boards and 8 passes - as the Los Angeles beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-110. From Greece player Giannis Antetokounmpo also had a big night with thirty-one points, twenty boards and seven assists in the Milwaukee Bucks' 122 to 116 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Houston Rockets were defeated 115-111 by the Detroit Pistons despite 37 scores from Durant, while Wembanyama had 29 scores, 11 boards and nine blocks in the Spurs' overtime win against the Pelicans.