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Miaminuebe gaming Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) reacts against the Toronto Raptors during the second half at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images

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Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, leading the host Miami Heat to a 114-104 win over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA on Thursday night.

Raptors star RJ Barrett made just 5-of-18 shots, but he had a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

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Miami, which won its season-best fourth straight game, also got a game-high 23 points from Tyler Herro. The Heat also received important bench contributions from Nikola Jovic (14 points) and Dru Smith (11 points).

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Gradey Dick led Toronto with 22 points, including 12 in the first quarter. Jakob Poeltl added 16 points.

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Toronto lost its fourth straight game, and the Raptors have the worst road record in the Eastern Conference (1-12). Toronto also has the second-worst overall record in the East at 7-19.

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The Raptors played without two injured starters: Scottie Barnes (right ankle) and Immanuel Quickley (left elbow).

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Toronto, though, led early — by as many as nine points before settling for a 27-23 lead at the end of the first quarter. Toronto had a 10-3 edge on fast-break points in the period.

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The Raptors stretched their lead to 16 points in the second quarter. But Miami finished the quarter on a 29-8 run, taking a 58-51 lead into halftime.

Jovic led all second-quarter scorers with 11 points. His 3-pointer tied the score 49-49 with 1:32 left. In fact, Miami made four straight 3-pointers during their run — two by Jovic, one by Herro and one by Smith.

The third quarter ended with Miami leading 89-76 and with the Heat shooting 50.8 percent from the floor and 5-for-10 on 3-pointers.

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Miami cruised in the fourth quarter and finished the game with 48.2 percent shooting, including 40.6 percent om 3-pointers (13-for-32)

Toronto shot 44.6 percent, including 11-for-32 on 3-pointers (34.4 percent).

The Raptors lost despite having a 56-52 edge on paint points and a 19-5 advantage on fast-break points.

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Miami, though, made 21 free throws to just 11 for Toronto. –Field Level Media

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