Miami Heat (25-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-38, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami visits the Toronto Raptors after Tyler Herro scored 40 points in the Heat's 118-113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Raptors are 11-24 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto has a 9-30 record against opponents over .500.
The Heat are 14-16 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is third in the Eastern Conference allowing only 110.7 points while holding opponents to 46.2% shooting.
The Raptors average 110.6 points per game, 0.1 fewer points than the 110.7 the Heat give up. The Raptors average 109.8 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 116.5 the Raptors allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is shooting 44.7% and averaging 20.1 points for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Herro is averaging 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Heat. Nikola Jovic is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 4-6, averaging 107.2 points, 42.3 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 105.9 points, 45.6 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 6.3 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.7 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Ulrich Chomche: out for season (knee), Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), P.J. Tucker: out (personal), Jakob Poeltl: day to day (hip).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Terry Rozier: day to day (illness), Kevin Love: day to day (personal), Andrew Wiggins: day to day (illness), Bam Adebayo: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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