MIAMI — MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 28 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a four-game skid with a 106-96 victory Monday evening over Miami, extending the Heat’s dropping streak to 5.
Miami misplaced ahead Nikola Jovic to an elbow damage within the first quarter. Jovic took a tough foul from Collin Murray-Boyles whereas driving to the basket and fell to the ground 12 seconds after he entered the sport.
Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Immanuel Quickley completed with 15 points for the Raptors, who made 16 3-pointers. Ingram shot 5 of seven from behind the arc.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 11 points and Gradey Dick added 10 for Toronto.
Norman Powell and Bam Adebayo scored 20 points every and Davion Mitchell added 12 points for the Heat, who performed with out Tyler Herro. He sat out due to a proper toe contusion.
It was the primary time this season the Heat had been held beneath 100 points.
Down by 5 early within the fourth quarter, Toronto took the lead for good with a 17-2 run. Jamal Shead’s 3-pointer with 7:31 remaining put the Raptors forward 91-81.
The Heat narrowed the deficit to 4 points when Powell made three free throws with 1:28 left. But Shead hit a floating jumper and Barnes adopted with a putback layup.
The Raptors are 4-6 since RJ Barrett, the group’s third-leading scorer, sprained his proper knee in opposition to Brooklyn on Nov. 23. Barrett, who averages 19.4 points per recreation, started on-court exercises Monday, coach Darko Rajakovic stated.
Up subsequent
Raptors: At Milwaukee on Thursday.
Heat: At Brooklyn on Thursday.
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