TORONTO – Tyler Herro led all scorers with 28 points because the Miami Heat recovered from a second-half collapse to beat the Toronto Raptors 120-111 in extra time on Friday.
Herro added seven assists as Miami (26-28) snapped a four-game losing skid. Andrew Wiggins of Vaughan, Ont., had 25 points and eight rebounds, while Bam Adebayo had a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards.
RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., scored 23 of his 29 points after halftime as Toronto (17-39) lost back-to-back games. Immanuel Quickley finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Scottie Barnes briefly left the sport in the primary quarter after rolling his ankle but returned to motion to complete with 13 points and 6 rebounds in 38 minutes of play.
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Jakob Poeltl (right hip pointer) remained out of the Raptors lineup, with Orlando Robinson starting at centre in his place. Robinson finished with nine points, five rebounds, and 4 assists.
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Brandon Ingram (left ankle sprain), Toronto’s big trade-deadline acquisition, still doesn’t have a timeline for his Raptors’ debut.
Takeaways
Heat: Wiggins made three free throws with 45.1 seconds left within the fourth quarter to tie the sport 107-107 and force extra time. That momentum carried over to the additional period because the Heat went on a 12-2 run between the top of the fourth and the primary three minutes of extra time.
Raptors: Trailing by as many as 14 points in the primary quarter, Toronto clawed its way back into the sport within the third, outscoring the visitors 32-27. Barrett and Quickley led the way in which with 10 and nine points, respectively, within the period to enter the fourth quarter behind by 4.
Key moment
Quickley drilled a 26-foot three-pointer with 1:56 left in the sport for a two-point lead, the largest Raptors lead for the reason that game’s opening basket.
Key stat
Barrett surpassed 7,000 points in his profession together with his nineteenth point of the sport. He leads Toronto in points scored this season and is the fifth lively Canadian within the NBA to achieve the milestone.
Up next
Toronto hosts the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and Miami travels to Milwaukee to face the Bucks.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 21, 2025.
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