Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, leading the Miami Heat to a 114-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
Raptors star RJ Barrett made only 5 of 18 shots but still managed a triple-double, with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Miami, which won its fourth straight game, also got a game-high 23 points from Tyler Herro. The Heat also received valuable contributions from their bench, including 14 points from Nikola Jovic and 11 points from Dru Smith.
Gradey Dick led the Raptors with 22 points, including 12 in the first quarter. Jakob Poeltl added 16 points.
Toronto lost its fourth straight game and has the worst road record in the Eastern Conference at 1-12. The Raptors also have the second-worst overall record in the East at 7-19.
The Raptors were without two injured starters: Scottie Barnes (right ankle) and Immanuel Quickley (left elbow).
Toronto took an early lead, going up by as many as nine points before ending the first quarter with a 27-23 lead. The Raptors had a 10-3 edge in fast-break points in the period.
The Raptors extended their lead to 16 points in the second quarter, but Miami finished the half with a 29-8 run, taking a 58-51 lead into halftime.
Jovic led all scorers in the second quarter with 11 points. His 3-pointer tied the game at 49 with 1:32 remaining. Miami hit four straight 3-pointers during their run, two by Jovic, one by Herro, and one by Smith.
At the end of the third quarter, Miami led 89-76, shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 5-for-10 from three-point range.
Miami cruised in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 48.2 percent shooting, including 40.6 percent from three-point range (13-for-32).
Toronto shot 44.6 percent from the field, including 11-for-32 on 3-pointers (34.4 percent).
Despite having a 56-52 advantage in paint points and a 19-5 edge in fast-break points, Toronto lost. Miami made 21 free throws, compared to just 11 for Toronto.
