MIAMI — Not everyone was ready to welcome Portland center Greg Oden back for his first game since he injured his right foot in the season opener.

"I want him to have a terrible game," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said Wednesday. "He's one of the more special big men in this league. I don't want to see him be phenomenal tonight. I want to see him have a bad game. Hopefully, that happens."

Wade got his wish. Well, at least one of them. Oden missed two of the three shots he took in 16 minutes. The Heat had smaller problems to deal with in a 104-96 loss to the Trail Blazers at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Wade set a franchise record with his fourth consecutive 30-point regular-season game. But not even his season-high 36 points, eight assists and six rebounds were enough to overcome Portland's combination of size and deep shooting late.

Rudy Fernandez scored 14 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Blazers, who also got 22 points from Brandon Roy.

Portland (5-3) used a 15-5 run late in the fourth quarter to take control, and Miami native Steve Blake put the Heat (4-4) away with a three-pointer with 17 seconds left. The loss was Miami's first at home and kept the Heat from opening 4-0 at home for the first time in franchise history.

Portland scored 26 points off 19 Heat turnovers and scored another 42 points in the paint. Rotating four players along their frontline who stand 6-11 or taller, the Blazers imposed their height and will on the undersized Heat in the first quarter.

Portland either pounded the ball inside to Joel Przybilla or LaMarcus Aldridge or relied on Brandon Roy to drive into the lane.

The Blazers used a 13-2 run midway through the quarter to take a 21-13 lead. They led 27-19 at the end of the first quarter, with 24 of those points coming in the paint.

Portland finished the quarter with twice as many offensive rebounds (six) as the Heat had overall (three).

Nine of the 10 players Portland used in the quarter scored, with Roy leading the way with seven points.

But the Heat recovered and shifted the momentum in the second quarter. Wade, who picked up two quick fouls in the first and went to the bench, returned in the second with more bounce and a quicker step.

Perhaps it was the shoes. Wade, who debuted his newest version of his signature Converse sneakers at the start of the game, switched to an older version between quarters.

Wade attacked the rim in the second and made four trips to the free-throw line. He scored eight points during a 10-0 run that brought Miami to within 39-37 with five minutes left in the half. Wade later set up Chris Quinn for a three-pointer from the top of the key that tied it at 47-47.

Rudy Fernandez answered with a three with 13.6 seconds left to put Portland ahead 50-47 at the half.

Blazers coach Nate McMillan warned his team about the Heat's quickness and scrappy play. The Heat led 75-73 after three quarters when Quinn converted a lay-up and free throw at the end of the period.

"They're taking advantage of their speed, and they've got a lot of speed on the floor," McMillan said. "You have to take advantage of what you're working with, and Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is doing that."

The Heat looks to end the homestand on a strong note Friday against Washington, which opened the season with five consecutive losses. After that, its onto the road for the Heat, which plays seven of its next 10 away from AmericanAirlines Arena.

"This team doesn't have the attention span to handle anything more than one game, one practice at a time," Spoelstra said. "We keep it simple."