Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro help the Heat beat the Raptors 114-104 for 4th straight victory
Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl (19) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Miami. Credit: AP/Marta Lavandier
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 16 rebounds and five assists and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 114-104 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
Tyler Herro led Miami with 23 points, Nikola Jovic added 14 and Jimmy Butler and Dru Smith each had 11.
Gradey Dick scored 22 points, and Jake Poetl added 16 for the Raptors. Team scoring leader RJ Barrett had a triple-double with 13 points — on 5-of-18 shooting — and 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Toronto is 1-12 on the road.
Takeaways
Raptors: Toronto started its second extended stretch without Scottie Barnes on Thursday. Barnes sprained his right ankle against New York on Monday night. He missed 11 games earlier this season because of an orbital fracture.
Heat: Miami converted 13 of 32 3-pointers. Herro was 4 of 7.
Key moment
Down 16 three minutes into the second quarter, Miami outscored Toronto 33-10 the rest of the first half. Jovic scored 11 points, hitting two 3-pointers, during the surge.
Key stat
The Heat outrebounded the Raptors 52-42. They also had double-digit rebound advantages in the other homestand wins over the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix and Cleveland.
Toronto Raptors guard Davion Mitchell (45) dribbles the ball as Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Miami. Credit: AP/Marta Lavandier
Up next
Both teams are back in action Monday night. The Raptors host Chicago, while the Heat are at Detroit.
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