Miami Heat

2022 - 10 - 24

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Precious Achiuwa Makes Heat Pay as Raptors Pull Out Series Split ... (Sports Illustrated)

The Toronto Raptors saw Precious Achiuwa snag a career-high 22 rebounds in a come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat.

The Heat repeatedly sent double and triple teams his way and while he struggled to score early, the two-time All-NBA forward flashed his playmaking skills, keeping Toronto's offense ticking in the third quarter with a pair of assists on three-pointers by VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. Speaking of Barnes, it sounds like the sophomore forward isn't too far away from a return. They dropped a three-point loss on a difficult back-to-back on Saturday and then rallied for a come-from-behind 98-90 win against the Heat on Monday to jump one game up on Miami early this year. Anunoby for a corner three-pointer to recapture the lead for Toronto. Ironically, the win wouldn't have been possible if not for Precious Achiuwa, the key player in Toronto's sign-and-trade package for Lowry a year ago. 4 pick and a group of young and talented players.

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Raptors clamp down on Miami, top Heat 98-90 for split (The Seattle Times)

Fred VanVleet scored 24 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 98-90 on Monday night ...

Heat: The Heat were trying to get Butler back into the game in the fourth, but there was no stoppage and Miami didn’t have a time-out to burn. … VanVleet’s first 3-pointer of the night was the 802nd of his career, breaking a tie with Morris Peterson for second-most in Raptors history. Martin, the league said, instigated the event with Toronto’s Christian Koloko, and Jovic was suspended for leaving the Heat bench area. The Raptors outscored the Heat 42-24 from 3-point range, and 27-13 on fast breaks. “I think until we smooth the ship out a little bit, we’re going to be in a lot of close games,” VanVleet said. Precious Achiuwa grabbed 22 rebounds for the Raptors, the most ever by a Toronto reserve.

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Recap: Toronto Raptors close out Miami Heat 98-90 (RaptorsHQ)

There were no scraps in this one, but the Raptors sure did fight to the finish — and head back to Toronto at 2-2 on the season.

The Raptors recaptured the lead with a splash from O.G. A show for the franchise that drafted him 20th overall in 2020 and then traded him to Toronto in 2021 for Kyle Lowry. They’ll head back North for back to back home games against the struggling Precious recorded ten points and 22 rebounds — the most from a player off of the bench in Raptors history. Tyler Herro brought it back to a three point game, but Pascal Siakam hit a smooooooooth fadeaway to maintain the two possession lead heading into a timeout. The Raptors then went on a 16-4 run, clamping down defensively and sinking some important baskets, but the lead still wasn’t safe. Fred VanVleet then made up for the missed three points from Anunoby, tying up the game with a loooooong three. The Heat gained their largest lead of the game, up 78-71 with ten minutes to go. Anunoby came out after a timeout with a powerful drive to the net that caused a blocking foul on Miami — which they challenged. The Raptors showed dominance in the first quarter, at one point went on a 10-0 run. This time, though, the outcome was different — after a hard-fought, back-and-forth affair, the Raptors escaped with a 98-90 victory. A scoring drought from the Raptors didn’t help, but they also recovered quickly defensively.

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Heat fall to 1-3 after fourth-quarter collapse to Raptors (Hot Hot Hoops)

The Heat used a 15-2 third-quarter run to take control of the game, thanks to aggression from Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. But after Robinson's 3, Tyler Herro ...

Butler led Miami with 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field — including 2-for-2 from 3 — and 8-of-9 from the foul line. And the Raptors found the switches they wanted. The Heat went even smaller during crunch time, going with Kyle Lowry, Gabe Vincent and Herro with Butler and Adebayo. The Heat used a 15-2 third-quarter run to take control of the game, thanks to aggression from Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. Martin instigated an altercation with Christian Koloko in the third quarter of Miami’s win over Toronto Saturday night, and Jovic left the bench area. The Heat lead dwindled.

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