Similar to Golden State Thursday and Atlanta two weeks ago, the Raptors assaulted the Heat with uncanny accuracy much of the night, even from a distance.
And then the Heat defensive powers waxed strong via LeBron James, who scored 30 points, and Chris Bosh. Dwyane Wade found greater health again with a key jumper and two late rebounds. There’s Udonis Haslem with an important blocked shot.
Heat win, 102-97 to end Toronto’s winning streak at five.
The Heat held Toronto, which shot 58.9 percent from the field in the first three quarters, to 6 of 21 in the fourth quarter, 0 of 6 from three-point range and 13 points. DeMar DeRozan wound up with 26 points, and Amir Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points each.