A pair of Eastern Conference teams take the floor north of the border in search of a victory. The Miami Heat are on the road as they make the trip to face the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night. Miami comes into this contest off a 113-112 home win over Phoenix Monday night though they failed to cover the 2.5-point line in the contest. Toronto comes in off a 115-111 road victory over Detroit Monday night though they failed to cover the line as a 4.5-point favorite in the contest. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Heat own a 59-39 advantage though the teams have split two meetings this season. Toronto picked up a 98-90 road win in the most recent matchup on October 24.
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Miami had to go right down to the final second but managed to take down the Suns at home for their third straight victory. The Heat improved to 7-7 on the season and entered Tuesday third in the Southeast Division, two games behind the Hawks for the top spot in the division race. Against Phoenix, Miami led by four after the opening quarter, by one at the half and trailed by seven after three quarters. The Heat trailed by 13 with 8:03 to play in the game only to outscore the Suns 24-10 the rest of the way to earn the victory. Bam Adebayo hit a pair of free throws with 35 seconds to play to give Miami the lead and then withstood three shots by the Suns on their final possession to earn the win. Miami shot 45.8% from the field, including 15 of 33 from three-point range, and won the game at the line. The Heat hit 22 of 25 attempts at the charity stripe while the Suns were only two of four. Adebayo led the Heat with 30 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.
The Heat enters this one 19th in the league in scoring offense with 110.7 points per game this season. Miami is 27th in the league in rebounding with 40.6 boards a contest while the team stands 14th in assists by dishing out 24.9 dimes a night. The Heat stands 11th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 110 points per game. Jimmy Butler leads the team with 21.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists per contest. Tyler Herro kicks in 19.6 points plus 6.4 boards a night while Bam Adebayo chips in 19.1 points plus 9.1 rebounds per contest. Duncan Robinson, Kyle Lowry (13.1 points, 5.8 assists), Dewayne Dedmon, Max Strus (14.7 points), Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent are solid role players for the Heat. Miami is 23rd in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 45.6% from the floor this season. The Heat stands 13th in threes per game by draining 12.3 tripl es per contest and the team is 16th in three-point shooting by hitting 35% from beyond the arc.
Omer Yurtseven (ankle) and Victor Oladipo (knee) have yet to take the floor this season. They have been ruled out for this contest. Herro (ankle) was injured November 4 and missed the last four games: he is considered day-to-day. Watch for updates to see if he may have a chance to suit up for this contest.
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