Heat and Raptors Face Off North of Border
The Miami Heat takes on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night.

The Heat (40-35) are on a somewhat uneven track going as the postseason approaches, and some of their recent struggles have led to a drop to the No. 7 seed for the time being. Miami is 6-4 over its last 10 games, and their most recent time on the floor resulted in a 129-100 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Tyler Herro and Max Strus co-led the Heat with 23 points while recording three assists and five rebounds, respectively. Jimmy Butler registered 18 points, five assists and one rebound. Bam Adebayo furnished 16 points, seven boards, two assists, one steal and one block.

The Heat will list Kyle Lowry (knee) as questionable for Tuesday's game. Nikola Jovic (back) will be remain out.

The Raptors (37-38) are fighting to remain in their current No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference at minimum, and they've helped their cause recently with two straight wins. Their most recent success came Sunday evening when they recorded a 114-104 win over the Washington Wizards. O.G. Anunoby led the way with 29 points, complementing them with eight rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal. Fred VanVleet furnished 28 points, seven assists, four rebounds, three steals and one block. Pascal Siakam generated a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double that included two assists and one steal. Scottie Barnes registered 13 points, six assists, five rebounds, three steals and one block. Jakob Poeltl generated a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double that included one assist and one steal.

The Raptors will list Will Barton (ankle) as doubtful and Gary Trent (elbow) as questionable for Tuesday's game. Dalano Blanton (thumb) and Joe Wieskamp (hamstring) will remain out.

Tuesday's game marks the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season. The Raptors own a 2-1 series lead.
Posted on: 3/27/2023 5:32 PM