Heat Run By Raptors

     The Miami Heat drove by the Toronto Raptors 125-103 at Kaseya Center on Friday night. It is the first of two straight contests between both teams this weekend to be held in Miami. 

     Miami(45-36) had a 33-22 advantage at the end of the opening quarter. The Heat pulled away during the second quarter and led 66-50 at halftime. 

     Toronto(25-56) crawled closer with a 15-4 spurt in the middle of the third quarter, but they trailed 94-77 at the end of the frame. The Raptors came as close as 15 points early in the final quarter.

     Nikola Jovic had a team-high 22 points for the Heat. Jaime Jacquez Jr. came off the bench with 20 points. Bam Adebayo added 19 points and six rebounds. Tyler Herro was able to contribute 17 points. R.J. Barrett led Toronto with game-highs of 35 points and 11 rebounds.