The Miami Heat came off their longest road trip of the regular season, which was seven games, and handled the Toronto Raptors 116-108 at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday night. The Heat, who extended their winning streak to four games, started a four-game homestand this week.
It was a high-scoring first quarter as Toronto(16-17) led 35-32. Miami(15-17) turned the tide and moved ahead 65-56 by halftime. The Heat stayed ahead 92-85 at the end of the third quarter. The closest the Raptors came to the Heat in the final quarter was two points with 5:24 left.
Jimmy Butler guided Miami with 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for a double-double. Bam Adebayo, who became the youngest Heat player to get 2,000 career rebounds, put together a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Duncan Robinson dropped in 17 points and Goran Dragic contributed 15 points.
The Raptors were led by Kyle Lowry with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Fred VanVleet compiled 24 points and seven assists while Norman Powell added 17 points.
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