National Basketball Association
Toronto 119, Miami 116
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 1, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #24 Kevin Scott, #72 JT Orr, #28 Mousa Dagher
Attendance: 18153

RJ Barrett scored 37 points and the Toronto Raptors held on to defeat the visiting Miami Heat 119-116 on Sunday night.

The Raptors led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter but had to stave off Miami's late charge.

Scottie Barnes added 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Raptors, who gained a split in back-to-back games with the Heat after losing in Miami on Friday. Jakob Poeltl had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ja'Kobe Walter scored 12 points.

Tyler Herro scored 31 points for the Heat. Bam Adebayo put up 13 points and a season-best 20 rebounds. Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier each added 17 points.

Davion Mitchell's 3-pointer gave the Raptors a 12-point lead with 8:19 remaining in the fourth quarter. Barrett's layup stretched the advantage to 105-91 with 7:48 left. Herro answered with six straight points.

Toronto led by 12 on Barrett's layup with 4:03 to play. The Heat responded with a 11-2 run, the first five points coming from Rozier, and Butler's layup and free throw cut the lead to 113-110 with 1:27 to play.

Barnes and Herro exchanged 3-pointers on the following possessions. After Toronto committed a shot-clock violation, Herro missed a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left, and the Raptors finished the game at the free-throw line.

Toronto led by as many as 12 after a 13-1 run and had a 34-24 lead after one quarter.

Rozier scored six consecutive points to tie the game at 40 with 8:53 to play in the second quarter. Rozier hit a 3-pointer to give Miami a one-point lead with 8:09 to play. After the Heat extended the lead to six, the Raptors answered with a 14-2 run and took a 65-60 edge into halftime.

Miami recaptured the lead with a 12-4 surge to open the third quarter. Toronto soon used a 13-2 run to lead by nine with 3:36 remaining in the third. Chris Boucher's layup increased the margin to 10 with 2:12 to go, and Toronto led 98-87 after three quarters.

Toronto was without Bruce Brown (knee), Gradey Dick (calf), Kelly Olynyk (back) and Immanuel Quickley (elbow).

Miami was without Kel'el Ware (foot), Nikola Jovic (ankle) and Josh Richardson (head).

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Miami   Toronto
Tyler Herro 31 Scoring RJ Barrett 37
Bam Adebayo 7 Assists Scottie Barnes 9
Bam Adebayo 20 Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 11
Tyler Herro 7 Free Throws Made Jakob Poeltl 5
Alec Burks 2 Steals Jakob Poeltl 2
Haywood Highsmith 3 Blocks Chris Boucher 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami 116 44.3 15-40 23-28 25 45 4 11 14
Toronto 119 53.4 10-29 15-20 30 47 5 4 16
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Raptors have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Heat have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .750 after a loss.