Miami Heat (24-16, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (15-25, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami is looking to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Heat take on Toronto.
The Raptors have gone 9-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto averages 12.7 turnovers per game and is 5-11 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Heat are 18-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami ranks second in the Eastern Conference shooting 38.2% from 3-point range.
The Raptors average 115.0 points per game, 4.4 more points than the 110.6 the Heat allow. The Heat average 111.9 points per game, 4.9 fewer than the 116.8 the Raptors allow.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Heat won 112-103 in the last meeting on Dec. 7. Caleb Martin led the Heat with 24 points, and Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 30 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is shooting 47.9% and averaging 20.2 points for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Toronto.
Jimmy Butler is scoring 21.4 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 21.2 points and 12.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 120.8 points, 40.3 rebounds, 28.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.2 points per game.
Heat: 6-4, averaging 107.3 points, 43.0 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.8 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Gradey Dick: day to day (thumb), Jakob Poeltl: out (ankle), Otto Porter Jr.: day to day (knee), Christian Koloko: out (respiratory).
Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.: day to day (groin), Kevin Love: day to day (knee), Dru Smith: out for season (knee).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
